Here is my signature run for the year. I've run the Chosen Half Marathon for Adoption 8 years in a row. Mostly placing 1st in my age division but this year I got blown away! The guy that won my age group (55-59) ran a 1:27. The race conditions were perfect with about 45 degrees at the beginning and 60 degrees at the end. Low humidity and no wind. I don't feel like I was prepared for this race as my training has been inconsistent and I haven't run many fast miles but with all that said I got through it fairly well and had some kick at the end. My heart monitor quit working after mile 3 so I ran most of the race only by feel. I believe I could have run a couple of minutes faster but I don't know how hard to push without monitoring my HR.
| Mile |
Time |
| 1 |
7:34:00 |
| 2 |
7:28:00 |
| 3 |
7:21:00 |
| 4 |
7:27:00 |
| 5 |
7:16:00 |
| 6 |
7:26:00 |
| 7 |
7:10:00 |
| 8 |
7:21:00 |
| 9 |
7:18:00 |
| 10 |
8:02:00 |
| 11 |
7:10:00 |
| 12 |
7:18:00 |
| 13 |
6:50:00 |
| 13.1 |
0:46:00 |
| Total |
96:27:00 |
| Pace |
7:21:45 |
This course is rolling hills with mile 10 being a long uphill.
20011 - 1:35:55
2012 - 1:33:34
2013 - 1:35:07
2014 - 1:37:06
2015 - 1:39:29
2016 - 1:34:06
2017 - 1:39:56
2018 - 1:36:30
Lots of reasons the times are all over the place. Heat, training, foot operations and the last three years has been a point to point race.
All in all, this is a very fun race running along the Guadalupe River in Gruene Texas.
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