It was a normal Saturday and I’m at home when I receive a
text from Justin. “Well the sickness has
cut me down and out. If you want to
drive down south you can have my bib. You’ll
probably be home by 3:00 tomorrow. Let
me know if you’re interested.” My reply,
“I’m in”.
That evening, I drive down south on the 99, 5 and 101 to
Malibu. The race is held next to the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area on the ocean front of Hwy
1. When I look at a map, my eyes are
always drawn to the green recreational areas, regional & national parks as
key destinations where I wish to spend my free time. This location did not disappoint and with the
road closed to cars we’ve magically make Hwy1 our playground.
I paced a 7:22, 1:37 race.
I felt really good using this race as long run practice pacing for my
full as I normally do my long runs on Sunday.
My worst mile was a hill at 7:58 but my last mile was 7:08 so my
endurance is good and I’ll need to work on strength. I tried something new at this race and went
exclusively on water. This was in part due
to the aid stations only carrying water so participants don’t litter gel
wrappers next to the Great Pacific Ocean.
It’s sometimes refreshing to learn to go minimalistic weather that is
with gear, weight or nutrition and with this season focused on simply running, I feel
like I want to run in that direction.
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