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| Elevation Profile |
Wow, what a race and what a bad weather day for a race! It certainly could have been worse, weather-wise, but it sure made the run more challenging. We received a little bit of rain in the early morning, but we were rain-free for the duration of the race. The temperature at the start was in the low to mid-50s, it was overcast, and the wind...what a wind! We ran with a northwest wind of 15-20 miles per hour the ENTIRE time!
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| Running Along Halleck Park |
The course was a nice run through all of the sights Papillion has to offer. We started at Papillion-La Vista South High School, ran downhill to the Papio Trail, ran along the Papillion Creek, and then through Walnut Creek before wrapping up back at the school on the football field. The first part of the race was really good due to it being all downhill. I was running a good race until we made the turn back to the west...and then it was a real challenge!
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| Finish on the Football Field! |
The wind was blowing in our faces all the way from our turn just past Halleck Park until we made it back to 96th Street and started the approach to Walnut Creek. That made it quite interesting for sure! As we approached Walnut Creek, it was more of a gradual uphill climb. The real challenge was the hills after we made it through Walnut Creek. We had two hills on the approach to the final turn towards the high school and then another one before getting to the school. For me, it was rough!
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| My Grand Prize! |
I found the Papillion Half Marathon because the Memorial March Half Marathon I was supposed to run this weekend was pushed to September due to the flooding at Haworth Park. I knew I wanted to run a half in May, so I am glad I found this one. Challenging? Absolutely! Good training for enduring the marathon in September? You bet! I may have to run this one again next year!
