Grandma's 1/2 marathon A+ Goal = 1:13's (5:35 per mile pace) A Goal = 1:14's (5:39 per mile pace) B+ Goal = 1:15's (5:44 per mile pace) B Goal = 1:16's (5:48 per mile pace) Got my B goal on a muggy day. C Goal = 1:17's (5:53 per mile pace) Big shout out to Andrea and Jake for setting me up with a place to stay in Duluth after my resort gave away my stay to someone else. They also hooked me up with VIP guest passes, which got me a free dinner and some other perks! Andrea and Jake are nice as they are fast! I started my day with a tough choice, do I run the 1/2 or the 1/2 Champs? I chose the 1/2 Champs because I wanted to run against the best and see how I stacked up, plus the race started a full 1/2 hour earlier which I thought might be an andvantage, but turned out not to be. I was out to a fast start at 5:18, but settled into high 5:40's for the majority of the race. I wound up running about what I figured was a B Goal pace and I'm happy with it because like Jake said I didn't have a lot of experience in the 1/2 with this being only my 3rd 1/2 marathon race and my 1st in about a year. I finished strong and averaged the same I was averaging in my 10 mile tempo workouts, so I think if I would have had more runners around me during the race I would have ran a little faster. IN the 1/2 race I would have placed 18th and probably would have had a little more competition, but I'm very happy I ran the 1/2 champs instead. 2 mile cooldown a dip in lake Superior and free breakfast made for a great way to top off the morning! (2)
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