PC 1/2 marathon today. Started the day out with 2 miles warm up. Included strides , drills, etc. Race started uneventfully. My goal was to run the entire race at tempo pace. At that altitude and with the uphill first half I had no idea what a true pace would be so I wore a HRM and kept it below 165. I figured I could keep my overall time in the 1:16 range. First few miles were fine. Traded leads with Sasha and Jeff?. Once my HR bumped up to 163 I backed off and tried to keep an even effort. Eventually Chris R. caught me and we ran together for a few miles. The HR kept creeping up on me so I decided to back off more. I don't know what my finishing time was but I know I was much slower than anticipated. Although I was a bit disappointed I was very happy that my calf held together and I finished in one piece. After a tough week I can't be too upset. Cooled down 2 miles. | 