15-20 MPH WInds suck BALLS!

Here is a quick recap about Las Vegas 1/2 Marathon that took place Dec. 10th, 2006.

6:00 AM	Partly Cloudy 50°F	50°F	37°F	61%	10.0 miles	29.82	From S 15mph
Sunrise at 6:41 AM
7:00 AM	Partly Cloudy 50°F	50°F	34°F	54%	10.0 miles	29.82	From SSW 16mph
8:00 AM	Mostly Cloudy 52°F	52°F	32°F	47%	10.0 miles	29.86	From SW 20mph

...and that is the race report for the start time ...and my subsequent hours spent running headfirst into the wind and cold freaking air..lol.

I got the info off of weather.com for yesterdays temps as I wanted to get the actual official word on how freaking windy it was.

In order to introduce you to my time for yesterday: 2:08:24 official chip time.

Within that time, I took 3 walking breaks. Once, for my gu packet and water at Mile 7.5, Mile 9 for water, and Mile 12 for Gatorade..total time of about a minute and a half??

I feel good about the race, I felt strong the first 6.5 miles, then we got knocked around like a punching bag by the wind. It was so physically strong that I felt it actually push me back for a quick second when it would first hit.

Anywho..that wonderful 2:00 still eludes me but DAMMIT, I will hit it up soon.

I actually didn't do too shabby for my age division, 161 out of 700. That tells you how the weather messed up a lot of peeps.

BTW, did I mention how freaking COLD it was the whole run? I had to wear my running tights and long sleeve Under Armor top, and of course my RED BANDANA to cover my ears. I was going to throw on my gloves, but in the hoopla of the start of BOTH THE 1/2 MARATHON AND MARATHON START (WHICH STARTED TOGETHER), I spaced out and had to cover my hands with my sleeves.

LOL, at the end of the race, my shirt was covered in shick aka loogies from my faucet nose and coughy mouth. My face looked like a white raccoon from all my salt sweat..I was oh so lovely. HEH.

More to come later....

I still rock..

heh.