Race Report - 2007 Kansas City Half Marathon

I decided to run the Kansas City Marathon for a few reasons:

• It's for a good cause - leukemia and lymphoma research
• I've been wanting to run a marathon for quite some time
• The run would be in the fall hence a likelihood of good weather (meaning a bit cooler)
• It would be near home so would have family support

Well, things being the way they are, I got busy over the summer and didn't get as much training in as I wanted. So, with a 12 mile training run three weeks before the race under my belt (note NOT a 20 mile run) I changed my registration to the half marathon.

Race Report - UW Dawg Dash 2007

This was my 2nd Dawg Dash. This year I decided to run the 5k as I was running the Kansas City Half the next weekend. Two years ago I did the 10k as my first race in nearly a decade and finished in 1:03.
The start of this thing is always a madhouse. One thing I like is that it starts and ends in Husky Stadium which makes you feel like a track star. You also get to run around campus which is hilly as hell but the band hangs out near the fountain which is good fun.