Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Napa to Sonoma Valley Half Marathon


This past weekend I ventured to Northern Cali to catch up with friends and run a half marathon from Napa to Sonoma Valley. I had never even come close to running that far, however I was up to the challenge and the fact that it was in such an enchanting place didn’t hurt. I spent a few weeks training and every time I ran my goal was to go just a little bit further. That tactic helped and as I boarded the plane to San Fran I felt confident in my ability run the race. The race itself was great, the adrenaline rush provided much more fuel for my fire that I expected and the ending was in the beautiful downtown Sonoma square. Afterword there was wine tasting from many of the wineries in the valley which gave the runners a sweet way to decompress. For anyone interested in a great destination race check out their site: http://www.destinationraces.com/