Vancouver in review

KC and I both achieved our best ½ marathon times to date – despite the following:

Inadequate training – both in distance and duration

Torrential downpour (the entire race) and COLD weather! Oh...and the wind!

Limited hydration...they only had water stops at mile 3, 11 and 12! Yeah, I was completely dehydrated by the time I hit mile 11. KC (the smart one of the duo) had her water bottle in tow. Silly me, I didn't bring a water bottle, since there were supposed to be water stations throughout the course. The Vancouver Marathon Society actually sent out an apology e-mail today. "We deeply apologize for this and we promise to have a more immediate back-up plan in place in future years. We assure you that this type of incident will not be repeated."

Consumption of copious amounts of beverages known or thought to contain alcohol in days, weeks, months leading up to race.

Cinco de mayo’s unfortunate date…2 days prior to said race

KC, thank you for your contribution to this blog posting!