Geist Half Marathon just two weeks after running the Indy 500 Half. I am using these to kind of kick start me to get back in shape. I didn't have really high expectations going into this race but wanted to push it harder to see how the body responded. It was a decent day. Temp around 68 but overcast and hardly no wind. This is a smaller race so was able to get real close to the front and got off to a good start. Tried to settle into a pace that was just over 7:00 and see how it went. Was able to stay pretty steady the whole way. The only problem was the 12th mile. I was starting to feel the effort and there were a bunch of rolling hills in this area and kind of knocked me out of my pace. I was glad to bounce back and finish strong. Overall very happy with the race. Can definitely feel myself starting to get back in shape. Kind of upset that I let my fitness slip so far but excited about trying to get back to where I was. I was especially pleased that I was able to knock off 4 minutes from my half two weeks ago. This was a much harder course and the weather was not as good. I don't get a lot of practice on the hills but felt I handled the rollers pretty well. Here are the splits off the Garmin. They are a little off from the course splits naturally. 1st - 7:12 2nd - 6:57 3rd - 6:59 4th - 7:07 5th - 7:17 6th - 7:02 7th - 6:53 8th - 7:05 9th - 7:07 10th - 7:02 11th - 7:02 12th - 7:17 13th - 6:54 | 