A Lil Respect For the 13.1

Morning all, how's it going??  Me, I am doing pretty good.  I decided today was not a coffee day, as I was not feeling it.  It happens. 

So anyway yesterday I ran a 13.1.  I didn't know what to expect.  I considered a 13.1 to be a pretty easy race.  I thought the 2:00 mark would be pretty easy.  I have only done 2 13.1's to 5 Marathons, and 5-25K's.  I have run the distance and more numerous times.  My training hasn't been that good for a while, but has been good 2 weeks going into this event. 

I expected to go slow, and probably pick up the pace around mile 9 or 10.  HAHA HAHA   I guess you have to train a bit more for those races.  There was no pick up at mile 9 or 10.  As a matter of fact I may have even slowed down a bit.  I was getting fatigued on a 13.1  

I ran with Ken up until around mile 9.  We grabbed a Gu, and he got a gap, and we just went our paces.   I think he ended up being a couple minutes ahead of me.  Funny thing about this Half is it runs the first 9 miles or so with the Marathoners.  I was afraid the night before I would want to not turn at the 1/2 turn, but go on to run the full.   OMG  Who do I think I am??? 

Ummmm,  I loved being able to turn at the half.  I ended up being 2:07 for my finish.  I was plenty tired the final miles.  I walked 5 seconds or so through the aid stations to mostly drink Gatorade, and ran the rest of the way.  That is as good as I could have done on this day.  My P.R. is like 1:46 I think, and I paced 15 miles of a marathon passing the half at 1:47.  I am pretty slow for me right now, and not very endurancy.   :)

So, I grabbed a 'lil respect for the 13.1.  Those are the easiest races if you are knee deep into Marathon training.  You cannot just wake up one day and run a good one though. 

Lesson learned.   ;)

That is it for today!!!    :)

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p.s.  Guess I better do some push ups and pull ups before work.  Remember plan now is to get in shape. 

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