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Long Branch Half Marathon

May 2, 2010 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 80 degrees. humid

Comments:
Hot as ballz!!!
9am start. should have been 7am but officials can't really plan for that so what are you gonna do?
Along the boardwalk, temps were cool even chilly at times before the start. Once we moved a block inland, the temps immediately jumped at least ten degrees. the sun came out and everyone started baking. Slow splits to mile 4 where Lianne jumped in. Picked up the pace a little bit, but the heat was just too much. Ended up walking at least 4 or 5 times just to cool down. Plenty of water/gatorade, dumping water over my head. Last 2 miles along the boardwalk was nice and cool, and my pace picked back up to around 8:00. A lot of people were walking, and a lot of people were on the road side suffering from dehydration or heat stroke. Not a good day.