Race Recap: Race 13.1 Charleston

Follow my blog with Bloglovin It has been such a looooong time since I've written on my blog!  But as the title states, I've been really busy finding out what makes me {happy}.  And one of the things I've been really involved in since I've blogged last is running.

On Halloween this year, I participated in the Race 13.1 Half Marathon in Charleston, SC. This was a great learning experience for me, and overall, I had a great time in this race!

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First of all, I have to say that I decided to run this race after I had already registered to run in the Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Half Marathon the following weekend.  But this race was on Halloween and look at that medal!  Can you blame me?!

In the training leading up to this race, I ended up with shin splints.  This was not a good thing when you're looking at 13.1 miles!  I used KT tape on my shins and took the two weeks prior to the race off from running.

Because of my shin injuries, I decided to visit Fleet Feet in Mt. Pleasant, SC, which was a great experience! I'm not a beginner runner by any means, but I haven't had enough experience to know why I would have shin problems this time during training, so I gave them a try. I'll have to blog about my experience there another time, but if you're ever having problems reaching your goals in running, I would highly recommend them or another running specialty store near you that can give you some pointers.

Anyway, a few months of training in and two weeks of rest later, I found myself at the starting line of Race 13.1.  The race took place in the beautiful Middleton Place in Charleston, SC.  

And since it was Halloween, of course I dressed up!







The hard part about this race was not the costume.  It was the terrain!  During all my training, I had run on asphalt, but this entire race took place off-road on trails.  It ended up being very muddy due to the flooding that Charleston had a few weeks prior to the race so the course was a little difficult due to areas of thick mud.  This was my first off-road race, so now I know a little more about what to expect for next time!  The important thing is I finished.  My race time ended up being 2:36:32.  Not at all what I expected or what I had hoped for, but considering the terrain and the unexpected injuries, I was pretty happy with that!







I'm not sure that I would make trail running a regular thing, but it was a good experience to have.
Stay tuned to hear my recap of Rock 'n' Roll Savannah!

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