This was a fun race. Neither my ankle or my knee bothered me at all. My goal was to run 1:40 or faster. I wish it was faster, but I haven't done any speed work. The first mile was crazy. It was tough trying to weave around the slower runners. I tried staying with Curt, but after about 2 miles he pulled ahead. I carried my bottle with Gatorade for the first 6 miles. I didn't stop at the first aid station. I like doing that at marathons, but I don't think I'll do that at a half marathon again. I had GUs at miles 6 and 10. I felt pretty tired the last few miles and wanted to walk. I told Alex before he left for his mission that I was going to dedicate my races to him. So I kept reminding myself that "I can do hard things". The last mile I tried to pick up the pace to make sure I didn't go over 1:40. I didn't have any stomach issues. Yeah. I had a banana and a poptart for breakfast. My splits were: 7:40, 7:27, 7:35, 7:31, 7:41, 7:37, 7:45, 7:58, 7:37, 7:55, 8:26, 7:48 and 7:39 (.97). | 