Top of Utah Half Marathon today! I can't remember the last time I ran a half marathon! I wanted to run around 1:30, but then looked up that that would be sub 7 minute pace, so I wasn't sure I could do it. But it was something to aim for. Felt like I got a small stomach bug the past few days, and it took a few miles to shake that out, but overall I was very pleased with how my race went. I think I never realized how good of shape I was in when I competed in college, and how much work I put in to get there. But I am slowly making my way back and trying not to compare too much. I averaged 6:53 per mile for the 13.1 mile race and ran just over 1:30. Had to stop at the port-a-pottie at mile 3, and mile 11-12 killed me because it was the only hill on the course, and even though it was small, it mentally drained me and I ran a 7:40 split. Overall, happy with the race. My only regret is that I let 2 girls pass me in the last mile. One with a mile to go and one at the sprint for the finish. Second in my age group. Waiting for race results to see my race overall place. 1.5 mile warmup, 1.5 mile cooldown. Splits: 6:33, 6:50, 7:20, 6:46, 6:37, 6:35, 6:44, 6:52, 6:58, 6:53, 7:03, 7:41, 6:46, 6:11
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