Lacamas Lake Half Marathon

I ran the Lacamas Lake Half Marathon today. I am very happy with the results. I ran a 1:32:00 at around 7:01 pace. I came in 16th 17th place out of 372 and 3rd in my age group. Not too bad. Mostly I am happy because this projects well for a BQ at the Portland Marathon.

The Lacamas Lake run was very hilly. The splits are crazy from 7:30 to 6:35. It had long slogging uphills then break neck down hills. I am just glad I could hang on to a steady 7 minute pace. The final hill at the 12 mile mark was daunting. I felt like I was just getting the lactic acid washed out when I crossed the finish line.

Several thoughts:

• What a difference a month makes (since the Pacific Crest Half Marathon where I hit the wall)
• They should have called it the Camas Hills Half Marathon
• I can run down hill fast! :)
• Running in the NW rocks! It rained or drizzled through much of the race keeping us all cool.

Here is the GPS tour of the race:

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David