First Half Marathon since 2008. It was warm and windy this morning and all day for that matter. This was my all-time slowest half, but still ok for me at this point. Greg and I warmed up for a mile or so and then found Walter and finished the warm up with him. The course was not easy like a lot of half courses around here, but I am fine with that if I am in shape.:) My splits were all over because of going down into the gully and back out several times and the head winds we hit. Mile 1 - 6:16 Flat with a tail wind Mile 2 - 6:24 Feel relaxed and settle into a comfortable pace
Mile 3 - 6:23 Caught Greg here
Mile 4 - 6:57 Big hill here coming out of the Jordan
Mile 5 - 6:48 Head wind picking up Mile 6 - 6:26 Lose Greg going down into the Jordan again Mile 7- 6:57 By myself and fighting the head wind on the trail Mile 8 - 6:59 Wind is kicking my but and I am in slow mo Mile 9- 7:05 Still in slow mo climbing out of the gully in Bluffdale. I can see several people in front of me but can't get moving to catch them, including the first woman. Mile 10- 6:42 Catch a guy in green finally and can see the first woman up ahead about 30 seconds. Mile 11- 6:41 Still can't gain any ground on the first woman, but get lovers lane and the small nasty hill out of the way. Mile 12 - 6:44 still can't gain and getting frustrated that my body won't respond because there are about 5 people within a minute of me and I feel fine, but can't move the legs faster. Mile 13 - 6:01 I get mad because the body won't move. I know if I can pull within anyone that I can out kick them in the last 300m. I pull up on the first woman with a block to go. Last .1 - 26 second sprint and blow by the first woman
1:26.55 for the run and I did not get chicked! Felt a little tired, but strong afterward. Waited for Greg to come in (he felt back to 1:32 something) and then found Chad and went to cool down for just over a mile. Nice to get this one under the belt, and nice to get a 50 mile week finally. It took along time to get to this point for me. Give me 6 more months and I should be fine. I have come along ways since I started running at the beginning of the year including dropping 16 pounds of fat, I now weigh 176lbs. I would have liked to run under 1:25.00 today, but considering the conditions and how others ran, I am okay with how I did. Treated myself and the family to Tucano's for lunch and totally ate until I was going to bust. Good day!
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