| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
| H (°F) | 44 | 87 | 79 | 46 | 71 |
| L (°F) | 38 | 54 | 50 | 38 | 58 |
2nd half marathon. This was my first time running this race. 13 minute PR on a VERY HILLY challenging course!!!! Hills the entire course! Beautiful scenery and altogether GREAT racing … MORE
2nd half marathon. This was my first time running this race. 13 minute PR on a VERY HILLY challenging course!!!! Hills the entire course! Beautiful scenery and altogether GREAT racing experience! Although I do not recommend this race for a 1st time half marathon!
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Ah, my nemesis. The Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon. Or as I dubbed it in 2013, the Hilly Hell. You might be able to derive from that fond nick-name that me … MORE
Ah, my nemesis. The Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon. Or as I dubbed it in 2013, the Hilly Hell.
You might be able to derive from that fond nick-name that me and this course … yeeeaaaah, we’re not friends. That’s because the first time I ran the course (2013), I covered the entire distance and ended up with and extremely painful knee at mile 9ish. And, the second time I ran the course (2014), I did the relay and had an emotional melt down around mile 2 due to having just had a miscarriage a few days prior.
So, you’d think given my less than fond memories of this course, I’d have thrown in the towel for 2015. But … nope. Somehow yet again, I was waking up at 5:15am on a race day, preparing to run a 5.6 mile leg. Because this was a two person relay, and it would be super fun, and costumes, and team spirit, and race medals, and … ?
Sigh.
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Last year I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half. It was a painful, hilly hell. For some reason I forgot all about that and registered again for 2014. It was painful … MORE
Last year I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half. It was a painful, hilly hell. For some reason I forgot all about that and registered again for 2014. It was painful again, but for another reason entirely.
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This past weekend I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half... or what I will forever think of as "Hilly Hell". My short race report is: this wasn't my best performance, but … MORE
This past weekend I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half… or what I will forever think of as “Hilly Hell”. My short race report is: this wasn’t my best performance, but I finished, which is more than a lot of people can say.
My long race report goes something like this…
Yes, I know. I live in Minnesota. And it’s been snowing. Since last October.
So, why did I think it was a good idea to sign up for a half marathon that would likely force me into doing my training either in the snow, on a crummy indoor track, or even worse yet… on a treadmill?
I don’t know. I blame my gym buddies. Peer pressure. You ladies know who you are.
Or maybe I’m just an idiot.
(I know you are all voting option #2 on that one.)
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Great race but very hilly!!!!
2nd half marathon. This was my first time running this race. 13 minute PR on a VERY HILLY challenging course!!!! Hills the entire course! Beautiful scenery and altogether GREAT racing … MORE
2nd half marathon. This was my first time running this race. 13 minute PR on a VERY HILLY challenging course!!!! Hills the entire course! Beautiful scenery and altogether GREAT racing experience! Although I do not recommend this race for a 1st time half marathon!
Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon Relay 2015
Ah, my nemesis. The Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon. Or as I dubbed it in 2013, the Hilly Hell. You might be able to derive from that fond nick-name that me … MORE
Ah, my nemesis. The Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon. Or as I dubbed it in 2013, the Hilly Hell.
You might be able to derive from that fond nick-name that me and this course … yeeeaaaah, we’re not friends. That’s because the first time I ran the course (2013), I covered the entire distance and ended up with and extremely painful knee at mile 9ish. And, the second time I ran the course (2014), I did the relay and had an emotional melt down around mile 2 due to having just had a miscarriage a few days prior.
So, you’d think given my less than fond memories of this course, I’d have thrown in the towel for 2015. But … nope. Somehow yet again, I was waking up at 5:15am on a race day, preparing to run a 5.6 mile leg. Because this was a two person relay, and it would be super fun, and costumes, and team spirit, and race medals, and … ?
Sigh.
Lake Minnetonka Half 2014 (Moving On)
Last year I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half. It was a painful, hilly hell. For some reason I forgot all about that and registered again for 2014. It was painful … MORE
Last year I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half. It was a painful, hilly hell. For some reason I forgot all about that and registered again for 2014. It was painful again, but for another reason entirely.
Lake Minnetonka Half 2013 (Hilly Hell)
This past weekend I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half... or what I will forever think of as "Hilly Hell". My short race report is: this wasn't my best performance, but … MORE
This past weekend I ran the Lake Minnetonka Half… or what I will forever think of as “Hilly Hell”. My short race report is: this wasn’t my best performance, but I finished, which is more than a lot of people can say.
My long race report goes something like this…
Yes, I know. I live in Minnesota. And it’s been snowing. Since last October.
So, why did I think it was a good idea to sign up for a half marathon that would likely force me into doing my training either in the snow, on a crummy indoor track, or even worse yet… on a treadmill?
I don’t know. I blame my gym buddies. Peer pressure. You ladies know who you are.
Or maybe I’m just an idiot.
(I know you are all voting option #2 on that one.)