EVENT : La Jolla Half-Marathon DATE : Sunday, April 27, 2008 LOCATION : Del Mar & La Jolla, CA RACE BEGAN : 7:30 am FINISH TIME : 02:10:46 Part 2 of 3 of the Triple Crown . The idea of running the hilly La Jolla Half-Marathon had been looming for months, and when the morning finally rolled around, it decided to warm up to an unusual 85 degrees. Tea Time: Yeah it was one of those mornings that required no warmup wear. I wore one anyways and had to take it off shortly after I got to the startline. The day before, I had taken the Amtrak to my sister's ( Tea Time ) place in Orange County and drove the rest of the way to Del Mar in San Diego. We stayed at a really nice place that was just across the street from the start. As we stood in the starting corral, I was just hoping to come in under 2 hours and 15 minutes. I was taking into account the heat, hills, and the fact that I had to run without my beloved iPod because they were supposedly "prohibited." Tea Time: This was ...
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