This past weekend it was off to the coastal community of Marshfield, Massachusetts for the Beach and Back Half-Marathon. Though I keep pounding the pavement with good regularity, this was going to be one of my longer runs in quite some time so I was excited to stretch the boundaries some and tackle a half-marathon.

Shoutout to the race for giving out a hooded sweatshirt as the race swag for the half-marathon. A nice addition to the post-run wardrobe rather than another tee-shirt!

Mrs. Running Griffin decided to run together for the race to keep each other company, be able to push each other at the right times and catch up while out on the run. The weather the morning of the run was overcast and temps were not too cool and not too hot; it could be argued that these were some pretty awesome running conditions for a half-marathon.

The race kicked off a bit behind schedule but then once out on the course the half-marathon was a great run. The course wound throughout Marshfield and had some nice residential stretches, some waterfront runs and a good hilly section mixed in right around the halfway point of the run. There was plenty of water out on the course and each mile was marked. Because the half-marathon went through some residential neighborhoods, local residents were out cheering on the race course at certain spots along the way.

The Beach and Back Half-Marathon was a nice race and I would definitely recommend running it if you are looking for a half-marathon next year. Mrs. Running Griffin and I finished the race with a time of 2:22:45, good for 10:53/miles.