Lauryn Perz's Staging Area

I registered for the 1/2019 Dopey Challenge in hopes to lose the 65 lbs I gained from pregnancy as of 5/2018. Fortunately, I lost it all in 5 months. I foolishly didn’t train for these races. Although it was not a walk in the park, I was stunned at how well I did with no training. Between living at 5200 ft elevation and proper nutrition, I got through the weekend with barely being sore. You mostly run on pavement the whole race. Due to how dense it is with people, it helps to keep you mind occupied. I like to people watch. There is one stretch of highway to the ESPN Center that was killer. During the full at mile 11, I started pumping biofreeze into my shoes. I thought I was a genius. Towards the end of the race, I wasn’t sure how many more aid stations would be stocked with biofreeze so I over did it and my feet turned soft and pruned. That was dumb. My feet turned blue for a few days and I thought they would stay eternally cold. No matter what I did, my feet could not warm up. They then violently peeled and returned their normal temperature, but just a word of advice.

I ran this half as part of the Harvest 39.3 half Marathon Series. Due to how long ago it was and running those races all so close together, it difficult for me to remember distinct attributes of these races. I also squeezed in the Longview Half the same weekend of the last race. We did get good photos. I recall goofing around a lot of the race so my time was terrible, but it was a blast!

I ran this marathon with running no more than 13.1 miles in two different half marathons. I goal was to finish without dying. It was a really hilly course. My husband and I couldn’t walk well for about 2 weeks. I don’t know why I felt this way, but I wanted my first marathon to be in my hometown and had a feeling I’d be moving soon. A couple months later we moved out to Reno, NV for work, but I am thankful I ran the KCM. It was a hard course.

This was the second race of the 30K Series I ran in 2014 and 2015. The 2014 results aren’t archived. The Plaza has nice scenery and the weather is great that time of year (in the morning).