Race Recap: Akron Half Marathon

I was more horrified than excited about running the Akron Half Marathon this year. On Expo day, the text messages and Facebook posts were flying around. When Peeps asked me how I was feeling, I posted this:

Stuck at work, no cardio today, and I just realized I’m running 13.1 tomorrow!

I didn’t have time to linger at the Expo because I had my kids with me, and they were registered for the Fun Run, but I did get a burst of anticipation from being there.

This was my third time running the Akron Half Marathon. It is part of the new Rubber City Series, and both the marathon and half marathon routes are completely different.

Holy Hills!

When I ran the Blue Line practice event, sponsored by Vertical Runner, I wasn’t impressed with the half marathon route. It seemed deserted and ugly. I had written in my review post that I hoped Akron could fill up that route with some interesting bands because I didn’t think the crowds would be there. I was partially correct.

I still think the route was mostly boring and ugly. Some people didn’t like the hills, but I didn’t mind them until I got to mile 10, and then I was toast. More on that later. There were some highlights to the half marathon part of the route:

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