Becky and I paced the 1:40 spot at the Timp half today. We got up at 2:45 so we could make it to the 4 am bus pickup. That is way too early and makes me question this crazy hobby. We held a good even effort the entire run. There were several runners that stayed with us for a lot of the run. We were within 15 seconds of our target time at every mile until we got to mile 11. For the first time, my Garmin beeped before the mlie marker and we were 15 secondsd behind according to the mile marker. I ran mile 12 eight seconds fast to make up the difference but when I hit the marker I was even further behind. I ended up pushing a little harder during the last mile than I would have liked. As it turns out, miles 11 and 12 were mis-marked and I ended up crossing the finish line 30 seconds early. Several runners thanked me for pushing them the last mile so I feel good about how things went.
| Target |
Actual |
| 7:42 |
7:40 |
| 7:40 |
7:31 |
| 7:40 |
7:45 |
| 7:24 |
7:25 |
| 7:15 |
7:12 |
| 7:10 |
7:07 |
| 7:29 |
7:26 |
| 7:29 |
7:28 |
| 7:47 |
7:51 |
| 7:42 |
7:46 |
| 7:56 |
7:55 |
| 7:56 |
7:48 |
| 8:01 |
7:44 |
| 0:50 |
0:51 |
| 1:40:00 |
1:39:30 |
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