Believe to Achieve

1020 pace. Walking in there quite a bit.  Cedar hill around pond up to trail and west down by temple 

Walking less sane route. 940 avg.  Hammy healing. 

Tm Bc got started late.  Started with walking then jogging. Pace for three miles 8:22.  Give or take.  Tm measuring longer when matched with watch.  So 9 pace shows 8:24 on watch. 

8 to caves and back.  Left at 722. Very windy through golf course.  Ran into Kim Jane Melody and chandi. I still had 0.2 miles to 8 miles which was exactly at cave building.   Got water and granola bar and fruit bar from my friends.   Slowly went back down.  Avg up 9:40. Down 8:27.  Just keeping it easy. No over striding. Hammy tender on way up. Really good way down keeping pace easy easy.  9: 10. Avg. 

 I got to the buses at 530am and just missed the last bus heading up. I  got on second group of buses and sat next to an old runner friend Josse!   Got  dropped off time 620 am  and ran a mile to the starting line.  I kept it very easy on pace for 2:00 pacer. About 30 seconds in some miles under pace for five miles then passing runners in last four miles as I was slowing told me that many runners go out way too fast.  I slowed way down  last four and walked through every aide station from the start.    8:47, 8:34, 8:34, 8:41, 8:39,8:38, 9:05, 9:06, 9:01, 9:24, 9:39, 9:44, 9:36, last 0.06 at 11:56 pace .  Wasn't sure if my coros watch picked up all the mileage but I know its certified so obviously it didn't pick 0.04 miles probably the first mile.  Came in on the clock at 1:58:50 (30 seconds behind start)  But time on results say 1:58:20.  lots of fun followers.  hammy acted up first few miles down so I was glad I was not racing.  Its been only two weeks since my right hammy tore at mile 7 of handcart half pacing.   After about five days a huge bruise appeared at back of leg above knee 6 to 8 inches down from injury.  Weather was perfect. cool breeze and cooler at start.  2nd in age as a pacer. I  ran the hobbler half last year (July 12)  in 1:34.  I need to pick a half marathon to race in two weeks and then two weeks later.   I won't have any speed work before the half in two weeks because  I need hammy to heal completely.  So I need to do another half to actually race it two weeks later.