Gulf Coast Half Marathon Louisiana Northshore

After traveling 4465 miles in straight line distance for the Bupa Great North Run last month, this past Sunday's half marathon in Fontainebleau State Park was a wake up in your own bed event for me. 

With 1149 finishers Sunday, the field was much smaller than the 54,000 runners registered for the GNR.  I am favoring smaller events these days; there were plenty of runners around me the entire race.

Estimating a 12 week intermediate half marathon training plan at 225-250 miles, I logged just over 100 miles for the 12 weeks leading up to this race.  The lack of training came back to haunt me around the 8 mile mark, a little earlier than last months GNR but understandable given the warmer weather conditions and abundant sunshine.

All in all, it was a great race for my 61st half marathon.  It was my first race in Louisiana outside of New Orleans. 

Next up is the Jazz half in New Orleans the last Saturday this month.