The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

I didn't know what to expect with this race since it was my first cowtown. Very impressed with the location and how it was ran. It had plenty of parking and didn't seem crowded even though there were a ton of runners.

I decided to follow a pacer for the first time with my 8:30 hr goal. They guy was "mister runner" and told everyone how he was going to take off real fast for a few miles, and then work down into the pace. Well... the dude was flying. The first few miles were 8:03, 8:12, 8:09, 8:15. I was flying for me, and eventually passed the pacer as his toughness started to fall off. I didn't drop below 8:30 until mile 10, but I had built such a cushion I was able to surpass my goal for a PR.

I'm not sure. I was hurting pretty good miles 10-13 and had to keep telling myself not to walk. I could walk all I wanted after the race.

Just walked around the finish area and drank a lot. They had a ton of food as you walked the few blocks from the finish line back to the start. Great setup. No crowded.


Maybe losing some weight before the race. Otherwise, I was tapped out.


Loved it. I will definitely do it again.