This was the inaugural year for this event and it enjoyed a great turnout. Limitted to 1,600 runners, it was a fun race with a good support from volunteers and plenty of spectators. It was also great to have my Mom there at the finish cheering me on. After the race we all enjoyed some soup from the soup tasting contest of local restaurants.
It was a pretty hilly course, so my time was slower by about a minute than the only other half marathon I’ve done. In just over 2:01 I was able to finish in the top half of the entire field and just under the half mark in my age group. Overall, I was happy with my finish time and felt pretty strong after crossing the finish line.
I’m contemplating doing the full marathon next year which runs on the same course for the first 13 miles and then continues on to the West Side of Manchester.
