morning - short walk with dog.
St. George Half Marathon 1:18:21
Warmed for two miles to get the kinks worked out of the achilles. It was weird racing for the first time in 3’ish years. Didn’t recognize anyone at the start line. No plans for place, but hoped for anywhere from a 1:18 (best case) to 1:20 (reasonable goal after last week’s workout). Have been sick throughout the week, so I wanted to be cautious. Got into a 6:00 pace and held that pretty well throughout (at least until the end). Found myself moving up in place throughout the race, but trying to not go too quick even though I felt pretty good. Eventually moved into 2nd and about 30 secs back with 4 miles to go and wanted to go after him. But decided that wouldn’t be smart to push myself out of what I am in shape to do. Just about .25 mile later, I started to fell the heavy legs setting in. Leader pulled away and I got caught by another guy. Tried to push to keep in my pace but was definitely slowing. Tried to push to hold onto 3rd. Dig deep, but it wasn’t to be and another guy got me as we entered the finishing shoot. Was happy about meeting my goal though. It was tough to race, but I think I’ll try and improve on that time in a couple weeks at the DogTown. Cooled for a mile and a half. Achilles held up decently. (Peg blue 143.5)
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