Things I thought I did well...
1) I warmed up. During the mile and a half, I found a gas station. I was able to use its restroom and avoid all the port-a-potty lines.
2) I enjoyed the race. I especially loved being a part of the race with my brother. I was able to find him and jog the last couple miles with him. I am so proud of him. It was his first half. He blew away his predicted time by 23 minutes and was able to walk the next day.
3) I ran twelve miles in my target range 8:00 to 8:30. The first mile was 9:06. My average pace was 8:12!
The thing I thought I didn't do well...
I didn't warm up early enough before the race. When I got back from the warm up, the starting line was packed! I ended up starting with the 13 plus group. The good part about it was I started with my brother. They bad part about it was it took almost four minutes to cross the starting line. The race time I put on my race report was my chip time. The clock time was 1:51:01. I don't know what my race/age division place is because I am a twenty-five year old male instead of being a twenty-eight year old female.
Overall, I am very excited about my performance. I mean--WOW! A gold star/medal performance and a major PR!
By the way, I don't know what my race/age division place is because I ended up being registered as a twenty-five year old male instead of being a twenty-eight year old female. I am sure I could figure it out, but I'd rather do other things. Like update my running blog--only two more entries to go.
Another side note, my hip bothered me starting about mile six, but it wasn't anything I haven't run with before.
My brother and I before the race. Do I look nervous?
Check out our picture after the race. http://www.runphotos.com/ You have to enter my bib number and make sure you select the Capital City Half Marathon. | 