Ocean Drive 10 Miler

I have been a little behind, so I'm using the weekend as a kind of catch for the races and places that I haven't written about.

Last weekend, March 26-27 was pretty busy.  I was in Camden for my Acceptance Orientation at Rutgers Law School on Saturday.  Then Sunday, I made for the coast to run in the Ocean Drive 10 Miler.  The race started in Cape May and finished up in North Wildwood.  There was a marathon run concurrently that ended in Sea Isle city.  It is a little early in the season for me to be in marathon shape, so I was content to run the 10 Miler.

The race began at 9am, so I had to leave the house around 6:15 to allow myself enough commute and preparation time.  It was a chilly morning.  Actually, it was flat out cold.  The wind was blowing in off of the ocean and it was flurrying when the gun sounded to start the race.  The race ran, pretty much, up the coast.  It headed inland through the marshes for a while and it finished on the boardwalk.

Cool shot of the beach taken close to the finish line.

I ran a time of 01:13:44, 7:22 minute mile.  I finished 30/526 overall and 7/34 in my age group (males 20-29).  I, again, was more than happy with this time.  I always start a race with the idea of an 8 minute mile in my head.  Lately, I have been running well under this pace.  Maybe I should start reconsidering my expectation of myself and up the ante a bit.  Then, there is always the idea of letting myself down.  An 8 minute mile is safe, but maybe I will have to shed my comfort zone and go for the gusto.

Leprechaun 5 Mile Run

On Saturday, March 12, 2011 I ran the annual 5 Mile Leprechaun Run in Philadelphia.  It was held on West River Drive.  It was everything I thought it would be.  A chilly Saturday morning, a beautiful out-and-back course along the Schuykill River, and a few festively dressed runners.

The starting line was 500 feet to the left of the art museum.

I ran a good race finishing 67 out of about 500 runners.  I ran a time of 35 minute 53 second time, with which I was rather pleased.  I was originally supposed to run the race with two of my friends from college, but at the last minute they cancelled.  I decided that rather than run 5 miles in South Jersey, I would cross the bridge and join the crowd and do my weekly Saturday run in Philly.

View from Tavern on Broad, our first stop on the pub crawl.

After the race, I ran home took a quick shower and headed back to the city for an Irish Pub Crawl with a couple friends from college.  We didn't do the Erin Express which Philadelphia is famous for.  Instead we did a lesser known pub crawl.  We only used the bus once and we weren't really sure why we paid the $10 fee, but we had a good time nonetheless.  It was good to see friends from college that I hadn't seen for a long time.

The more you eat, the more you can drink... Delicious Nachos.



 The city was beautiful and lively as always.All in all it was a great day with activities and people that I really enjoyed.