FANTASTIC RACE! It was my first 1/2 marathon. I feel great now that it's over -- butterflies are all gone. I did 12 minute miles through the first 6 miles, then must have slowed to around 14 minutes miles on the second half. Mile 8, 9, and 10 in particular seemed very difficult.
My conditioning has slipped a bit since May when I did the 10 mile run on the same course. I was 5 minutes behind that pace at mile 10. The long hikes I did in July just were not as helpful as the 10 mile slow runs I was doing in April and May. My hip bothered me a little bit through mile 6 but that pain got drown out by the general soreness and stiffness in my legs. At mile 12 my legs numbed up a bit and was able to speed up some. Well, there it is; my rambling report. I just got up from a 2 hour nap. On with life.....
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