Going to Thanksgiving dinner, so will give a more full report later. Really wanted to go sub 60, but I didn't think I would. Very happy with the result. Thanksgiving day in AZ is really the perfect weather for a race. Finished 1491 out of 2947 SexPl 937 out of 1397 DivPl 139 out of 198 Had banked quite a bit of time prior to the long gradual hill up power road. A little shy of the 5 mile mark I checked my avg pace for the whole race and I was at 29:36. 29:38 was the pace for one hour. The rest was down hill, but my HR was about 184 and I was having trouble staying under 10mm. Don't know how I made up 50 seconds over that last mile. Felt like I was getting passed by lots more people than I was passing for the whole race Half miles Splits (Dist, Time, Pace) .5 4:50.8 9:41.6 - Started in pretty good place sort of near front. Not much dodging, but didn't feel I was getting in peoples way. 1.0 4:52.6 9:45.2 1.5 4:39.1 9:18.1 2.0 4:38.0 9:16.1 2.5 4:44.3 9:28.7 3.0 4:50.4 9:40.9 3.5 4:37.7 9:15.5 4.0 4:58.2 9:56.5 This is where the Hill on Power road started 4.5 4:53.6 9:47.2 5.0 4:57.6 9:55.2 5.5 4:47.4 9:34.9 This was the start of the downhill for the rest of the race, but the last little bit 6.0 4:49.4 9:38.9 6.21 1:30.2 7:10.0 Little hill to the finish line. Avg HR 173 Max HR was 190. Thought 189 was the highest it ever went.
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