Riverton Half Marathon Pacer (1:35)
Never been more down in the dumps about my fitness level so I am going to keep this brief. Otherwise, it is going to be very negative and serve no purpose. Paced the 1:35 group with Craig and stuck to the pace very well. Got to mile 11.5 and told Craig that I wasn't going to be able to hold the pace and set him on his way. Pulled the pacer jersey off and jogged the rest of the way trying to cheer on others. Didn't bother crossing the finish line because there was no point. In hindsight, I could have finished in 1:35:30 but I felt like I had already failed my goal. Craig finished in 1:35:03. Glad he was there to bail me out. Here are the splits including goal and actual pace:
| Mile |
Actual |
Goal |
Total Variance |
| 1 |
7:07 |
7:06 |
0:01 |
| 2 |
7:06 |
7:10 |
(0:03) |
| 3 |
7:00 |
7:02 |
(0:05) |
| 4 |
7:29 |
7:32 |
(0:08) |
| 5 |
7:13 |
7:10 |
(0:05) |
| 6 |
7:04 |
7:06 |
(0:07) |
| 7 |
7:19 |
7:15 |
(0:03) |
| 8 |
7:18 |
7:15 |
0:00 |
| 9 |
7:23 |
7:19 |
0:04 |
| 10 |
7:09 |
7:19 |
(0:06) |
| 11 |
7:30 |
7:32 |
(0:08) |
| 12 |
?? |
7:19 |
|
| 13 |
?? |
7:10 |
|
In hindsight, I could view this as a success because I was able to help the group get through 11.5 miles right on pace. On the other hand, I was hoping this was slower than marathon pace. Don't even feel like Boston is worth the trip at this point. See, I told you if I kept typing it would get very negative. | 