Plymouth Half Marathon

Our little running team “white knees” (last year it was “red knees” for Toronto Marathon) ran the 15th annual Run To The Rock Half Marathon yesterday September 12 2009. Together with about 600 runners, the course started from the nearby town of Cedarville northward toward the home of the famous landmark Plymouth Rock, where the pilgrims of the Mayflower landed in the early 1600s. The race raises money for and awareness of Plymouth’s Boys & Girls Club After School fitness programs.

Described by participants as a course with “big, rolling hills”, the course wasn’t friendly to folks like me who train on flat trails along the Charles River. The first 5 miles was the most difficult for me, given the heavy rain and the winding slopes. It eventually became a pleasant run after gaining some self composure and warming up to the rain. The white knees finished the race happy (2:15 for me and 1:55 for Ying).

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