Country Music Half Marathon

Tomorrow morning I'll be sweating away with thousands of other stampeding runners in the Country Music Half Marathon here in Nashville.

Truth is, I wish I was running the full marathon - I feel like I've got the energy for it, but my iliotibial band won't cooperate. But I'm still excited to be able to do the half marathon because 18 months ago I couldn't walk without getting dizzy.

I'll update this post when I return from the run - but don't expect an impressive chip time, because I'm not :) I'm simply running to make it to the finish line this time.

Update: As expected, my time was less than stellar (2:09:53), but it was a great run. Close to 30,000 fellow runners took over downtown Nashville, including my friends at the InnerStrength Marathon Group who ran with me and cheered at the end.

Comments

[earnshavian]

Good luck Nick. Check out WalkJogRun when you start training for your full marathon.

[Ben Karel]

My girlfriend is running too! 12 hour drive from Newark, DE to Nashville, along with a roommate and a high-school friend. I'm staying home for this one, but maybe I'll try the Rock & Roll Marathon this September.

Anyways, best of luck running!

[Keith Gilbertson]

We'll dub you SpeedDemon Alpha for the duration of the race. Have fun!

[Morgan]

Best of luck Nick :)

[Nick Bradbury]

Thanks, folks!

[Lance Robinson]

Hey Nick, congrats on the run! I am planning my first half marathon event in November!

[Glenn Lavender]

2:09 is great, especially if your iliotibial band isn't cooperating! Just completing it at all is an acheivement. I participated in the run too. I think we couldn't have had a more perfect day weather wise. And didn't they do a great job organizing the event!!

Anyway, way to go! Good luck with working towards a full marathon and I hope your iliotibial band doesn't give you any more trouble.

Glenn

[Nick Bradbury]

@Glenn: congrats yourself! Yep, the weather was great - although I felt bad for some of the full marathoners who obviously hadn't run in 80 degree heat before (I saw a couple of them collapse before reaching the finish line).

I do feel good about finishing, but time-wise I want to do better next year. I ran out of steam and slowed down a *lot* around mile 11, most likely because I made the rookie mistake of not eating anything on the run.

[Ben Karel]

What was your runner's number?

[Nick Bradbury]

I was bib #14686.

[Karen Perrin]

Hey Nick,

I'm trying to reach you and Carolyn. Please send me an e-mail with your contact info.

Karen (of Maryland)