My Next Half Marathon

I’ve decided that I want to continue with training after the Boilermaker  so I have my sights set on a local half marathon in Lake George in August.

The Camp Chingachgook Challenge Half Marathon!

Last year I ran the 10K portion of this race (read my recap here!) and it was a fun but challenging course. The half marathoners were speeding by me toward the end of the race, and I remember thinking to myself, “man, I could never do that!”  Well, now I am going to!

I did debate with myself over running this race.

The Cons

• The month of August could mean heat & humidity
• Holy Hills! The course is hilly as seen in  last year’s recap (and the photo above)
• Zero crowd support. I saw two people (literally) on the sidelines during the 10K (not including the finish area)
• Limited water stations/facilities

The Pros

• If all goes as planned, Chris will be running with me!
• Its in Lake George with beautiful views of the lake
• The road is shady since its in the woods
• Not many people run this race so it won’t be crowded
• Chris and I will make a weekend out of it and go camping!
• The challenge–I feel like I need to keep challenging myself in order to keep running interesting and this race will definitely be a challenge!
• Its CHEAP! Only $30 for a half? I’ll take it.

So, I think the pros outweigh the cons. I’m looking forward to training for speed and working on that little problem that I have with hills (they kill me) so this summer should be interesting!

The view at the end will be worth it.