Well, my goal was to break the 4 hour barrier and as you can see I didn't do it. BUT, I'm not disappointed. First, it was a PR for me and second, I ran a good race. I had a plan and I stuck to it. The last 2 miles played a toll on me and about 500 yards from the finish line I was brushed from behind by a passing runner and I lost my balance and fell. My legs were so toasty that I tried 4 times to get up and couldn't do it! I was so close to the end that the barriers were up so no one came to my rescue until 3 guys runners stopped and pulled me up. I finished after that. Of course my Garmin had me going the distance of 26.5 miles. I even did my best to take the shortest cuts along the route. Half Marathon time was: 1:56:55 (my goal was a 1:56!)
For the curious, here are my splits: 8:55, 8:35, 9:00, 8:39, 8:47, 9:50 (HILL!!!), 8:41, 9:00, 8:48, 8:49, 7:59, 9:08, 9:00, 8:14, 9:05, 9:18, 9:31, 8:52, 9:07, 9:17, 8:31, 9:03, 9:34, 9:50, 9:46, 10:37, (.5 miles 13:15 including fall :-( So, I have yet to break the 4 hour barrier...NEXT YEAR!!!!
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