Great Bay Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

I wasn't able to run or see the route before hand, which I definitely prefer to do, but I just wanted to give it my all and see what happens. Considering the hills, I'm very happy with the consistency of my splits, with the exception of the last miles. I really felt like I started to fade there. I was a bit surprised to see my cadence was below 90 and that is definitely something I need to get higher next time.

I really focused on just taking on 1 mile at a time. I knew I would be somewhere around 1:20 so I would justify how much further I had to go passed on that. I HR was pretty high throughout, but I just kept pushing.

The 6th place guy started to catch me in the last mile and I was really nervous that I wasn't going to be able to hold him off. However, I did manage a strong kick and was able to keep 5th.

Splits:

1: 6:06
2: 6:12
3: 5:55
4: 6:14
5: 6:14
6: 5:59
7: 6:04
8: 6:10
9: 6:09
10: 6:20
11: 6:08
12: 6:29
13: 6:19
.1: 0:27

Increase my cadence and make sure I keep it at 90+, especially on the second half of the race.

Did a 1 mile cool down. Hips were pretty tight after.


I was really impressed with this race. It was extremely well organized and run. I will probably be back next year and definitely recommend it to clients/friends.