8/10/2019. Go Far Woman Half Marathon
We travelled to much cooler North Dakota for this flat and fast race. Also, Boyd had a Bucket List goal of visiting all 50 states. After years of travel, this trip fulfilled his goal- North Dakota was his 50th. state to visit! Amazingly, ND celebrates this! We stopped at the visitor center in Fargo and he was presented with a certificate and a T shirt, reading "Best for Last Club" of Fargo. North Dakota! And this half marathon was also the last- and best- for my race a month challenge, for my 75th year. I actually finished with my best time in at least 5 years, in 2:48:51. That is a pace of under 13 min/mile! Not my PR- that would be 2:38. But to be realistic, it is not likely that I will finish in that time again. It was cool, in the 50's, and the course was as flat as could be. As with several other races this year, the age category was "70 and over". I was beat by a 72 year old, so I came in 2nd! It was a female-themed e