Half Marathon –1:33:15
Ran in the Cowtown Half Marathon today. The conditions were absolutely perfect — starting temperature at 7:30 a.m. was in the low 50s, clear, relatively flat course. My goal was to beat 1:34, and I did. I started running with a 1:35 pace group (7:15 min/mile), and stayed with it until about 6.5 miles into the race, and then I felt strong enough to take off. For the rest of the race I picked off runners ahead of me, and managed to pick the pace up to about 7 min/mile. Over the last 6 miles I probably passed about 20 runners, and I don’t think anybody passed me (but I’m not sure about that).
At 10 miles, with just a 5K to go, I tried to turn it up just a notch higher. I was very happy that I was able to not only maintain a strong pace but get faster as the race worn on. At the end, I was still running strongly, unlike the last half marathon, when I began slowing badly with two miles to go.
So, a big success, and a good indicator that I should be able to beat 3:20 in the marathon in December.
October 5, 2008 at 4:25 pm
That’s an awesome race. According to my equivalent times for different distances in my book, that correlates to a 3:14:06 marathon. Hopefully your recovery from the race will be good. Good luck reaching your marathon goals, and completing your training on the right foot.
October 5, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Whoo-hoo! That is a GREAT pace! You will definitely be able to do the marathon in 3:20 if you keep up what you are doing! Great work!
October 12, 2008 at 9:52 am
Super Duper!!! Way to go daddy-o!!
You are sure to keep your goal for the marathon!!!
Way to make goals happen!