The heat was BRUTAL!
I didn't get to meet many WISH folks but I did cheer when I saw the shirts... so if saw a woman loudly scream go WISH without a WISH shirt that was me (I went with the COOLEST shirt in my drawer)
Since I used to live in Nashville I spent the weekend hanging out with friends there who I don't get to see often.
I think my time was worst yet about 2:42. About mile 11 I just said "who cares" and walked most of the way in. Wasn't worth it. My boyfriend who NEVER slows down starting walking some at mile 15 of the full which is earlier then I have ever heard him admit too.... His time was also one of the slowest for him (even slower then his Marine Corp where he busted his ankle on mile 7!)
The start was well organized, but I did NOT like the waves. I was in corrall 22. Did not cross the start line until about 40 minutes after the 7 AM start. Which meant the heat was already creeping up. And actually I could have started ANYWHERE, they was no real "enforcement" of the corrals. Folks with 30 numbers were in our corral just becasue their friends were LOL!
The water stops were completely overwhelmed. I hope they managed to keep them going!
My boyfriend did the full... got heckled by women in the projects. (WHO thought sending runners through the projects would present Nashville in a good light?
) He said the second half was pretty lonely with no one but the bands on the road.
Don't know if I will try this one again... hill and heat.. Not my idea of fun!
Half season is over for me. Doing the Peachtree 10K in July and then will start over next season!