San Diego Rock n Roll Half Marathon
My alarm went off at 3:30am. We had to meet as a group in the lobby of our hotel at 4am for breakfast and our shuttle to the startline was to leave at 4:30. The shuttle bus dropped us off in the pre-sunrise dark where we waited for the race to begin at 6:15. I was in corral 22. Your corral is based on what your estimated finish time is. They start at 1 and proceed until all 45,000 runners and walkers had begun. Corral 22 crossed the start line at approximately 6:45 and I was off! What a great start. The reason they call it the rock n roll marathon is because there are live bands all along the course. The first band I past was doing Tom Petty's "American Girl" (my favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song!) which definitely got me motivated. The first 4 miles were great and I was making excellent time. We weaved all through Balboa Park; past the zoo (look out for the honey badger! He's nasty!), the museum of natural history, the awesome outdoor organ that someone w...