St. George Half (13.1 Miles) 01:49:20, Place overall: 330, Place in age division: 27
Slow miles
Fast miles
Total Distance
0.00
13.10
13.10
Will post a report later, but I'm pleased with the
results. I expected worse.
I had low expectations coming into
this race--I registered late not knowing for sure if I really wanted to do
it. I knew a sub-2-hour race was well within the realm of possibility,
but I didn’t know how far under I could go. I didn’t even know if I wanted
to push for much under.
My recent struggles on the
dreadmill, while discouraging, were offset by the one successful outdoor run I
had on Monday. I felt fairly confident I could maintain a 9-minute-mile
average pace--so I started the run with that as my goal.
Mile 1 – 8:45
Mile 2 – 8:30
Mile 3 – 8:14
Mile 4 – 8:07
Mile 5 – 8:42
Mile 6 – 8:39
Mile 7 – 8:11
Mile 8 – 8:37
Mile 9 – 8:25
Mile 10 – 8:18
Mile 11 – 8:21
Mile 12 – 8:21
Mile 13 – 7:53
Mile 13.1 – 0:12 (the Garmin has
me running a total distance of 13.03 miles…)
So I ended up running an 8:27
average pace, much better than anticipated, and I finished with a chip time of
1:49:20.4. Sold!
I’ve run the St. George Half 6 of
the past 7 years, and while I enjoy the course and the challenges it presents;
I think the real reason I keep coming down are the people that I get to
associate with--and I think that’s probably true for just about every other
race I run as well.
