Great Race! I was shooting for a sub 1:40 so I'm happy with the result. The plan was to run at a 7:30 pace for the first 10 miles and then run as hard as I could the last 3.1. However, I'm either blind or the race organizers didn't not provide mile markers for each mile. So I ran on feel. The first 4 minutes or so was very slow, trying to get around the slower runners. But once I got into the right crowd I managed to find an ideal pace.
Here are the splits I could manage to record:
Mile 1 - 6 44:31 7:25 ave pace 44:31 total
Mile 7 - 9 22:36 7:32 ave pace 1:07:07 total (didn't slow down much in the uphill portion)
Mile 10-11 14:47 7:23 ave pace 1:21:54 total
Mile 12 7:40 7:40 ave pace 1:29:34 total
Mile 13 to end 7:31 6:49 ave pace 1:37:05 total
My best guess is that Mile 12 was measured long and the last 1.1 miles was measured short. I don't trust the markers much given the commetary that others have blogged. However, I still managed a even split (first half of the race = second half of the race).
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