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Nashville (TN)
I ran the Nashville TN Country Music Half Marathon last Saturday. I only mention it because I broke 2 hours, coming in at 1:59.38. I had committed to the race a long while ago and am glad I did it.
Logan County-Lincoln Christian College
It was only a two-miler and it was held at 4 p.m. on a Friday night, but there aren't a lot of races in Logan County, so I chose to do this one.
Adams County
The first mile of the Quincy "Bridge the Gap to Health" half marathon was the toughest mile I've ever run. The second mile was tough but it was dwarfed by how hard the first mile was.
Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon
Haven't posted in a while since I haven't run any races in new Illinois counties. Family obligations kept me from the Delavan Half Marathon in March but hopefully next year.
March 1, 2008
Knocked out McLean County today at the Miller Park Zoo 5K. It was a nice little race and a beautifully cool day for running. The park is in an older part of town and the Civil War memorial at the park was worth the trip. The shirts were nice and they had about a billion volunteers.
I think the Lake Bloom 12K is the "signature" race for McLean County and I try to do either signature races or longer races in a county. However, in this case, I just didn't want to wait to add another county and there aren't a lot of races this early, so I settled on the Miller Park Race.
102 counties in Illinois
Feb. 22, 2008
It is my goal to run a race in all 102 counties in Illinois. I'm 46 and would like to achieve this goal before I am 60. If, as I near the end of my goal, I find some counties without official races, I will run my own 10k in the county seat.
