I don't care about money, I just want to BE WONDERFUL- Marilyn Monroe: Pacasmayo (Half) Marathon

Soooo... I didn't run the Pacasmayo Marathon as I had hoped to, but I ran the half. After seeing the course, I'm pretty glad I didn't run the full. It was a hot, hilly, barren course with very little crowd support. If I change my mind though, there's always next year I suppose.

BUUUTTT, I did run the half and had a great time doing it. I may be running slow these days, but at least I'm consistent. I ran this one 21 seconds faster than the Lima Half I ran in May. Haha. It was fun. The course was really pretty. Even though it was tough and hilly, I loved running along the beach and through the hills to Jequetepeque and back. And I got to run it with a bunch of awesome volunteer friends, which was great.

BONUS- I got to help out a couple of my friends who were running their first full. Because there was no crowd support in the toughest part of the course (miles 20-26) I ran out into the desert with Ali, then stayed there and waited for her and Keren to come back around. I ran back with both of them at different times and was able to grab some water and stuff for them. It was really fun helping to pace/ motivate, and just being a familiar face, literally, in the middle of an empty desert. I love races. I'm so proud of those two. They trained at 9,000 feet to run 42 kilometers on a windy, hilly, hot, desert course. BADASS. Glad I got to share their first full with them :)

I kind of hate this picture of me finishing, but it's all I have, so here it is.

Finishing the 21K

Our group, from left:

Amanda, me, Ali, Sue, Keren, Zack, Amanda Rodgers, and her boyfriend Justin.

So proud of everyone!

Ooooohhhhhhhh, I have new pictures! Until I am able to write you a new post, enjoy some more pics from race day. Thank you Kelsi Ward and Kim Ayers for the photos.