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Friday, November 30, 2018

Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Weekend

Well, despite not being fully prepared (due to this prolonged sickness I'm finally almost over), Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio weekend is here!


I'm currently registered to run the half and am looking forward to experiencing the sights (and hills...yikes) of 13.1 miles in a new city. To date, I've only run 10 miles of training, so I'm not expecting a lot from this race experience other than just that...the experience. This will also be a good training run on my way to the Princess Half Marathon in February.

Some things I'm looking forward to this weekend include:
  • Running a brand new (to me) course 
  • Extra bling for running both Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans and Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio
  • Experiencing Christmas in a new city
  • Seeing the River Walk all decked out for Christmas
  • Visiting with my brother and sister in law again and spending time with family
  • Expo shopping
Things I'm not looking forward to:
  • Running hills
  • Hills
  • More hills
  • Did I mention the hills?
I had to seriously laugh out loud last week when I was reading a review of this race course that called it a "flat course". Clearly the person who wrote that has never run a race in Southwest Louisiana...with zero inclines or even the slightest bit of a hill. We shall see what I think about the course after running this race! 

Ready or not, here we come!

Be sure to follow along on Instagram for all of our race weekend fun!!

Have you ever run Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio? Any advice?
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14 comments:

  1. Meditations in MotionNovember 30, 2018 at 11:05 AM

    I have never run RnR San Antonio, but I absolutely love the city. Good luck this weekend. I believe you will do better than you think. Looking forward to reading the race report!

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    1. Karen SealNovember 30, 2018 at 2:40 PM

      Thanks so much for that! We love SA, too! Such a beautiful place to visit!

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  2. LesleyNovember 30, 2018 at 11:14 AM

    It's called Hill Country for a reason... maybe the person who wrote the review lives in San Francisco? Those Texas hills are small compared to that city!

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    1. Karen SealNovember 30, 2018 at 2:41 PM

      RIGHT?! That's what I was thinking while reading the review. And you're right - it's possible they live in San Fran or Seattle or something like that where the hills are crazy!

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  3. Megan @ Meg Go RunNovember 30, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    Have fun and safe travels!

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  4. Deborah BrooksNovember 30, 2018 at 5:13 PM

    I did the Philly half 2 weeks ago only have run a 10 miler. You will be fine just enjoy it and have fun

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    1. Karen SealDecember 5, 2018 at 12:55 PM

      Thank you! It wasn't as bad as I was expecting!

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  5. Kim at Running on the FlyNovember 30, 2018 at 8:15 PM

    Have fun and good luck! I had considered doing the race, but never got around to registering...and it's for the better that I took a pass. I'm still taking things easy (running-wise), and the 13.1 miles may have gotten rather ugly. San Antonio is a beautiful city!

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    1. Karen SealDecember 5, 2018 at 12:56 PM

      Thank you so much! I can understand where you're coming from for sure!

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  6. KookyRunnerDecember 1, 2018 at 5:26 PM

    I'm also here in San Antonio this weekend! I ran the 5k yesterday and will run the half marathon tomorrow.

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  7. CourtenayDecember 2, 2018 at 11:53 AM

    I hope you had a great race and conquered those hills!

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    1. Karen SealDecember 5, 2018 at 12:57 PM

      Thank you! It wasn't as bad as I was expecting!

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