Double Stuff Weekend

[stampingoddess]

Only 15 more hours until I head out of town to begin my double stuff weekend: Louisville/Derby Half Marathon on Saturday and then back home for the Flying Pig Half Marathon on Sunday.

I hope I can still walk on Monday.

Could be worse, hubby is doing the full on Saturday and hoping for a new Boston qualified, and then turns around and will run another full on Sunday.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Whoo hoo! Good luck! You can do it!

I can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[verticalchaos]

Good luck!!!!

 

[stampingoddess]

One down, one to go. Race report #1 is here: http://wp.me/p19E7d-8o

 

[johde]

Congratulation Colleen on the first one.

 

[Bookwood]

So how'd the pig go? I was hoping it wasn't pouring for all of you!

 

[Rose&Mike]

What I want to know is did you see the streaker at the Flying Pig????

I thought the lack of porta potties at the KY Derby half was awful! I used the potty at Churchill Downs just because I saw none on the course. I'm glad I got all my stomach stuff straightened out before doing this race. Mike said he really thought there were more porta potties last year.

And how about that mud on the waterfront? Uggh. We usually clean up the city better when guests are coming, but all this rain made it hard. I was not liking the mud at all!

It was a beautiful day for a race, though. Congrats!

 

[rubato]

Great race report. Can't wait to hear how day 2 went!

 

[stampingoddess]

What I want to know is did you see the streaker at the Flying Pig????

I thought the lack of porta potties at the KY Derby half was awful! I used the potty at Churchill Downs just because I saw none on the course. I'm glad I got all my stomach stuff straightened out before doing this race. Mike said he really thought there were more porta potties last year.

And how about that mud on the waterfront? Uggh. We usually clean up the city better when guests are coming, but all this rain made it hard. I was not liking the mud at all!

It was a beautiful day for a race, though. Congrats!

1. Missed the streaker
2. Agree about the porta potty situation- I ended up just using the "ladies" bush- it was the bush next to the men's bush.
3. Hadn't done the Derby in many years but really enjoyed this year's race. I was disappointed with my time, but that wasn't the course's fault.

 

[stampingoddess]

Great race report. Can't wait to hear how day 2 went!

Day two was wet, rainy, and hilly, but I survived. Here's the new report..
http://wp.me/p19E7d-8w

 

[geaux_half]

Congrats on your double stuff weekend. That is definetely my favorite way to race 26.2 miles over a weekend!

I had back to back races as well west of you in Iowa and Nebraska this past weekend.

 

[WVUFan]

Congratulations! You are almost half way there!

 

[MikeofRose&Mike]

Congrats on the double stuff weekend.
Did your husband wear a yellow 50 states shirt. I talked to a guy doing the double about mile 5 of the Derby. Maybe in 2016 when it happens again I'll try it.

 

[stampingoddess]

Congrats on the double stuff weekend.
Did your husband wear a yellow 50 states shirt. I talked to a guy doing the double about mile 5 of the Derby. Maybe in 2016 when it happens again I'll try it.

Nope, hubby isn't a 50 stater and has no goals that way, even though the Pig was marathon #70. Instead I think he wore a blue singlet, which is his typical racing outfit.

In addition to running into several others doing both the Derby and the Pig as I was nearing the finish on Sunday I met a lady who had done Country Music in Nashville on Saturday and the Pig on Sunday.