The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

I was in the 3rd corral, one back of where I probably should have been, so was a little worried about getting jammed up like I did at Carlsbad. But the waves were timed well, and the streets were wide, so no problem. Knew I was starting a little fast, but it was down hill, so decided it was OK to bank some time there. Felt really smooth and strong in the first 10K, which was a PR over my stand alone 10K. HR was in it's normal range and steady. Thanked God for the picture perfect weather and the ability to run healthy, and started to really believe it could be a PR day for me.

Loved arriving in the stockyards, complete with the smell of cow poop. Not so keen on the uneven brick streets, so really watched my step to preserve the ankle. A little uphill twisty turn after than and then on to the long Main Street section heading back to downtown. Love the view of downtown from there. Chatted briefly with a gal who saw my pump and then pointed to hers. Still feeling pretty even, and knew I had about 5 minutes in the bank for goal #1 of staying under 2 hours. So the push to hang in for a PR was definitely on.

Loved the energy downtown, not so much the wind, but it wasn't too bad. Tried to pick it up in the last few miles, but was pretty tired and knew I had my PR in the bag. So just held as steady as I could. Arrived at the finished feeling spent and happy!

Got my 4th in the series of 5 Cowtown half finisher medals, wooohoo! Also earned my first Cowtown challenge medal since I did the 5K with Kerry on Saturday.
I didn't rely on the pacers this time, and am pleased with having put forth a very even effort on my own. I also liked the runpix stat that in the last 2 miles I passed 65 people, and was only passed by 25.

Nutrition: 1 shot block waiting to start, 1 at about mile 4, and a couple sips of powerade at the later water stops.


Not much. I felt really solid on pacing and effort. Blood sugar shot up pre-race as usual, and I bolused for 1/2, but still wound up high in the end. Proabaly didn't need the 2 shot blocks. CGM was nicely in sync and showing me where I was, but I just wanted a little insurance. Didn't have to lose time testing in the race, and no obvious signs that being high impacted performance, so I'll take it.

Picked up food bag, and had some awesome chicken noodle soup...the best post race thing ever. Picked up finisher shirt, and challenge medal. Had a hard time getting back to the bag drop, but some volunteers let me through a side hallway so I didn't have to walk all the way around the bldg again. Too cold and tired to hang out much, so headed on home.


Nothing really. I was healthy, and had a good round of training for this race. Hope to find more speed and perhaps go longer as I continue to train consistently. But for this day, it was as good as it gets.


Beautiful day, great course, and awesome volunteers! Can't ask for more than that.