6th Half Marathon!

Sunday, was my 6th 1/2 marathon! It was very hard, probably the hardest one I have done both physically and mentally. My left ear is still plugged (Day 16), but the pressure has lessen. After 2 different antibotics, I guess it is a virus and all I can do is wait and try not to wear myself down. My final time was 2:01.56, 13min slower than last year :(

I can't get too down on myself, since Thanksgiving I have been dealing with my lower back which forced me to walk in November and December. Then I got a pretty nasty cold at the beginning of January. It is hard to run with a runny nose. And then this weird virus I have been fighting all of March. In totally, I only logged 24 runs for 131.81miles, definitely not 1/2 marathon type training.

My goal for this race was to average 9min miles and try to finish under 2hrs. I was close. On a happy note it was a double medal race for me. I completed the Challenge - 13.1 in October 2011 and this race earning a 26.2 medal and 2 dry-fit shirt. Between the 2 races, I got 4 dry-fit t-shirts and 3 medals!!

Race Stats -
2:01.56
2698th out of 9131 runners
960th out of 5119 female runners
168th out of 868 female runners in my age group
10k split was 58:00
My 8 mile time was 1:21.51
My average pace was 9:19

Splits off of my watch -
Mile 1 - 8:54
Mile 2 - 8:58
Mile 3 - 9:03
Mile 4 - 9:06
Mile 5 - 8:50
Mile 6 - 9:02
Mile 7 - 9:07
Mile 8 - 8:59
Mile 9 - 8:54
Mile 10 - 9:45 - the wheels have come off!
Mile 11 - 9:23
Mile 12 - 10:50
Mile 13 - 9:05
0.1miles @9:06 - not at the finish line....still had another 0.12miles @8:29
Finish time - 2:01:54

Looking forward to my next race....5 x 5ks!
Enjoy!
ELH