The good and the bad of Labor Day Weekend

The labor day weekend started off good. On Saturday a huge college football game was on; Cal vs. Tennessee. Both teams were ranked and the game was on national TV. The game was in Berkeley and Cal won 45-31. Out offensive looks as good as advertised, and our defense was OK.

But then on Monday, I ran the Disneyland Half-marathon. It started out at 6 a.m. and the temperature was 76 degrees with 61 percent humidity. A Disneyland cast member said that we were under a red flag warning due to the heat. By the time I finished it was 83 degrees. I thought I was going to run it quite a bit faster than last year; however, I was a minute slower. The experience was unpleasant and I thought of quiting. My feet were over-heating and I felt dizzy and had a little cramping. On the bright-side, even though 1,000 more people signed up; 159 fewer males beat me. I have decided to no longer run the Disneyland Half-marathon due to the race being in September (too hot), and the price is expensive($105), and I have to get there at 4:30 a.m. I signed up for the Surf City USA Half-Marathon (formerly Pacific Shoreline). It is on February 3rd 2008 (cooler), it is only $75, and I don’t need to arrive there until around 6 a.m.