Virginia Beach Half Marathon this Weekend
That’s right. This Sunday, August 31 is the Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. This will be my second Half after running the Baltimore one this past October. This course is supposed to be much flatter and faster than the monstrously hilly Baltimore course.
I’ve been training for the past 6 weeks or so and feel quite good about where I am in my preparation. I’ve started to have some pain in my shins and knees lately, but don’t foresee that being much of a problem on race day.
This Friday morning I’ll be driving down with Lauren and Andrea and meeting up with their friends at VA Beach. Hopefully we’ll have some sun for the weekend and not feel the wrath of Gustav.
I’m shooting for a time of under 2 hours, which would be close to a 9:00 pace. The Baltimore Half took me 2:08:00 so I feel good about my chances.
Since I love overthinking and overanalyzing seemingly unimportant details, I have been diligently creating the perfect half marathon playlist. Here is the official Chris Walbert VA Beach Half Marathon playlist:
See These Bones - Nada Surf
Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur - Sigur Ros
The Birthday Wars - Oxford Collapse
Stay Positive - The Hold Steady
Once in a Lifetime - Dragonforce
Scotchguard the Credit Card - Les Savy Fav
Play Your Part (Pt. 1) - Girl Talk
Shut the Club Down - Girl Talk
Let Down - Radiohead
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
Wake up - The Arcade Fire
Fireworks - Animal Collective
Heroes of Our Time - Dragonforce
Constructive Summer - The Hold Steady
Kids - MGMT
Stuntin’ Like Black Rock (Birdman & Lil Wayne vs. Blackrock) - The Hood Internet
I’m a Flirt (R. Kelly feat. T-Pain and TI vs. Broken Social Scene) - The Hood Internet
Mattresses Underwater - Colour Revolt
Lucky Ones - Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
Let Down - Radiohead
Firebreather - Thrice
My Spirit Will Go On - Dragonforce
Reinventing Your Exit - Underoath
Defect From Decay - Beloved
Goin’ Against Your Mind - Built to Spill
Let Down - Radiohead
Below is the course map. One of the cool things about this race is that there are bands playing at every mile market. I guess I won’t really be paying attention to them, though, since I’ll be jamming out to my masterfully-crafted playlist. I’ll post my time/results next week.
