Hope For The Wounded Warriors Half Marathon Report. Barefoot, 85 degrees and hot!!!!

[Barefoot Larry]

I ran this race barefoot. I woke up at 5 am and had cereal with soymilk for breakfast. Ugh, I think the soymilk was a bad idea. This may have contributed to some slight nausea in the middle of the race. This race was harder than I thought it would be, due to the temperature and humidity. Average temperature was 85 degrees and 75% humidity, and it took away my energy at the end resulting in a finish time of 1:54:22, 7 minutes slower than my PR. It was a Wounded Warrior event in Jacksonville, NC. One other member of the Loop, Shaunp45 was there. I ran this race barefoot, and surprisingly, the pavement was not hot at all. I averaged 8.36/mile up until mile 12.5. The heat and humidity took away my energy and my pace dropped to 10.16/mile at mile 12.5. I have been running barefoot for 1.5 years, and my feet were feeling fine at the end.

Maybe next time I will try the Wine or Mikes Hard Lemonade chia mix

This is a military town and a lot of marines participated in the event. One marine ran this race in uniform and boots, with a 40 POUND BACKPACK!!!!! He finished the race in 2:20:10. This is amazing...boots and a 40 lbs backpack.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

I am proud of you!  Your time

I am proud of you! Your time was fast too, as far as I am concerned. AND you did it BF! Way to represent!

When Mokie and I ran the Peachtree Road Race together, there was a whole platoon dressed in full combat garb with steal-toed boots. They ran right down the center carrying their flags. Toward the last few miles, the heaviest one had fallen back. He continued on at a slower pace on his own. Then we saw the whole platoon return, flank him, and escort him to the finish line. It was awsome! Everyone watching was very proud of these young men. They rocked!

 

[mokaman]

 Nice job hanging in there !

Nice job hanging in there !

 

[BFWendyBird]

Great job!  I loved my BF HM,

Great job! I loved my BF HM, wish I could run them all that way (I'm a wuss about cold.) I love seeing the military groups compete together. There were several Boots and Utes teams (combat boot and camoflage utility uniform) in the Mud Run I did at Little Creek Amphib base, tons of fun!

 

[Barefoot Larry]

Thank you every one, the

Thank you every one, the comments are appreciated. UPDATE, I placed 85 out of 205. BFRs can represent! I am jonesing for another half marathon, but it is getting hot in North Carolina, so they have less of these events. Plenty of 10ks though.

 

[barefoottyler]

Great job. Glad to hear the

Great job. Glad to hear the asphalt wasn't hot. That is always my biggest fear. The worst is when you don't think that it is hot, but you find out later that it was.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Always take a pair of socks

Always take a pair of socks with you if you think you may blister from the pavement (or even if it's too cold). I find a pair of socks is just enough protection. They're easy to roll into a ball and shove in your pocket, and they take no time to put on. You can even get some that have a neoprene-type sole.