I survived the Striders 1/2 Marathon this morning which was my goal. The knee hurt a little during the warm-up but not as bad as it has been so that was a good sign. It nagged at me on and off during the race but not enough to make me want to stop. However, I felt like I was running in mud the whole way so I am obviously still fatigued. The legs are very tired this evening and the left knee is stiff but other than that I think I should be ok. We will see how it feels come Monday morning. Race splits from Garmin below. Mile 1
| 5:44 | Mile 2
| 5:41 | Mile 3
| 5:41 | Mile 4
| 5:43 | Mile 5
| 5:52 | Mile 6
| 5:55 | Mile 7
| 6:02 | Mile 8
| 6:07
| Mile 9
| 6:21 | Mile 10
| 6:13 | Mile 11
| 6:21 | Mile 12
| 6:15 | Mile 13
| 6:14 | Last .15
| 49 Seconds
| 13.15 Total
| 1:19:05 |
Overall I am pleased considering how I have been feeling lately. Miles 9 and 11 were slow but I think these were the more uphill miles. Not as much downhill as I anticipated and the last 5 miles were pretty tough and seemed like they were on a gradual up the whole way. Good job to all of the FastRunningBlog communiy today for a lot of good performances. Both Steve and Paul came through with some great performances finishing 1st and 3rd overall.
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