Becky Wade Talks About CIM Win (Video)
In her marathon debut, Becky Wade runs 2:30:41 for the fifth fastest time by an American this year.
Archive for December 15th, 2013
California International Marathon 2013: The Cold Year
While I am not one of those crazy CIM “streakers,” this year I marked my 11th CIM finish, and 13th start. Many of them were cold–especially at the start–but none were as cold as this one.
How cold was it? It was so cold that some of the buses at the starting line were capped with snow–snow that wasn’t melting despite the buses’ heaters running.
It was cold enough to ice over the Power Aid in the paper cups at the aid stations.
And it was also cold enough for the spilled water and electrolyte drink to freeze on the ground, turning the road along the aid stations into crazy, jostling ice rinks.
I’m sure RD Michelle LaSala has added “road salt” to the aid station supply list, something no previous race director has ever had to worry about.