Finished the first of my 3 spring half marathons today. Happy to say I have a new personal record for the half marathon. Official race time of 2:12:32, with an avg. pace of 10:07. This is 6 minutes faster than my overall time at the Rock and Roll Half 6 months ago. It is rewarding when the hard work of training pays off with better finish times. It was windy, a little on the warmer side (for running), and the hills were long, but I still managed to improve my time! Let's hope I can continue to improve at the next two half marathons that are on flatter courses!
Dave couldn't run, but he was a real trooper. He came along and took pictures of me (and some of our friends) before, during and after the run. We enjoyed a nice dinner out the night before the race and a nice lunch today before heading home. Dave was able to run 1 mile yesterday and 2 miles today, after walking around a total of 5 miles while cheering us on at different spots. Hopefully he is on the road to recovery and will be able to run with me on May 20!
Here's our group with our medals after the half marathon.
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