This weekend I made the trek to my old stomping grounds in Columbia, MO for the Roots & Blues 1/2 marathon. This was 3SF athlete Shay Gann's 1st 1/2 marathon and boy did she pick a doozy! We climbed more than a dozen hills and honestly Hospital Hill pales in comparison to course difficulty. We started the race in a rainy, 57 degrees and it rained on us all through the race. Shay did great. She was very strong through 9 miles and started to fade a little in the last miles of the race. Shay tackled the race with hamstring tightness, which as you can imagine only got worse with the big hills. She stuck it out and finished her first 1/2 marathon in 2:21:31. Tough race, but great race! Way to go Shay!! By the time she reads this, I bet she will already be planning her next one! We finished the weekend by attending the Roots & Blues Festival...listening to good music and eating some great BBQ.
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