Bogota Half Marathon 2010

I'll be joining a field of 14,400 (1,587 men in my over-50 category) in tomorrow's Bogota Half Marathon, my first competitive race over 10K since 1979. I've been averaging 35-40 miles a week for the last three months since getting back from Haiti, where running was intermittent and mostly on narrow paths in the hills over Port-au-Prince. Bogota altitude: 8,900 feet. The race is just one of 24 around the world this year with gold label status from the International Association of Athletics Federations. The Bogotanos are rightfully proud.