Yet another race report brought to you by the Bridges….(but this time there were no bikes and no kids!)
it was forced into the schedule. The marathon course follows the perimeter of Grand Island counter clockwise on a dirt trail with awesome views of Lake Superior and the Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore.
I was able to set a new PR with a 3:57:53, shaving a whole 6 seconds off my best marathon! I ended up 7th in my age group. This course is a lot harder than my previous time that I set at the Grand Rapids Marathon, so I am very pleased with my race. I am wondering what I could do on a flat road course, Indy perhaps?
Katie
I finished the Grand Island Half Marathon. I wanted to do this race for a long time; especially when Trail Runner Magazine featured it as a top 21-destination race. It is a Great Lakes Endurance race, and I had run the Tahqua Trail Run in 2012. Since Tahqua, which was an amazing experience, I looked forward to returning to the beautiful Upper Peninsula. This race was epic. The highlight was running along a single track trail just feet from a cliff and the pristine water of Lake Superior (far) below. Once past the finish line, I joined the many runners in the lake to cool off. How many races can do that?
My time was less than impressive. My chip time was 2:37:49, my slowest Half ever. I did stop and take pictures, and I’ll say I enjoyed the course and was happy with my “results!”
