Lausanne Half Marathon, take two. We woke this morning to a hard downpour, but put our hopes on the forecast claiming the rain would stop by early afternoon (and it did). Luckily, the half marathon start wasn't until almost 2pm. We had better conditions this year than last- it was one of the coldest days of the year- windy and snow-sleeting sideways. This year's race day still had a head wind, but was comfortably cool and overcast. The trains to the start were packed with runners, and we corralled into our blocks at la Tour-de-Praz just before the starting gun. The course back to Lausanne takes the road sandwiched between terraced vineyards and Lac Leman, and passes through a few town centers before finishing at the Fontaine Olympique.
A few screen grabs from lausanne-marathon.com.
The race remembered as the twenty-minute shave...Jess and I both dropped significant time since last year. Look out Derek, I'm trying to catch you!
Happy runners on the podium- go team!
