America's Finest City Half Marathon

I made it, but it was definitely a struggle to the finish line! It was close to 80 degrees at the starting line at 7am. Tried to run my regular pace of 9 min miles. Held it for about 6 miles before the heart started feeling weird. So I slowed down and started walking more and more, drinking water while dumping water on head at every water station. Last year I did it in 2:07:33. This year I finished in a rather disappointing 2:13:46, but glad to be alive! =) Not sure if I want to do the half marathon triple crown again next year. I'm sure the itch will return soon enough. Went to see the Dead Sea scrolls exhibit later in the day. Pretty interesting stuff. I would very much like to visit Israel one of these days. My next race will be at Disneyland, the day after my birthday! Call me crazy, but I can't find a better way to celebrate another year of life!