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Comments: The plan for me was to run the first mile as a WU at a 10 min pace and then bring it down from there. Looking back at my last HM in Austin with all the friggin hills we started at a 10:30 pace and went down from there. So, in my mind if I started faster then I would finish faster. First mile was on target of 10 min pace and then i started moving faster and faster till mile 5-6. Was running the first mile with the guys I rode with to the race, but let them know that I would be pushing forward after mile 1...didnt see them till the end of the race. Felt really strong all the way to mile 10, no pain, no breathing issues, nada. My goal was to get to the trail and then sprint downhill all the way in. Well, i got to the trail and just didnt have as much gas as i thought i would have. Started pushing and thought that based on what the garmin said i needed to go real hard in order to beat my previous time. Couldnt do it after mile 11 so i figured i would just get to mile 12.5 and just sprint the last part and hope for the best. Didnt look at my garmin for the last .5 miles and just went fast as possible, which really wasnt that fast after looking at the data. Overall, disappointed with my time but very happy with how i felt at that pace and how my legs felt after the race. I could barely walk after my first HM, and this time I didnt feel bad at all. What would you do differently?: Train better, more trackwork, get faster. Start the race faster and just trust i can hold a faster pace for longer time. I think that not knowing my breaking point holds me back from running faster.  Post race
Warm down: Looked around for Fitz and anyone else I knew at the finish line. Couldnt find anyone there so I high fived myself and waited for the fellas I came there with. Took a photo, got my shirt and medal and headed in the AAC for 3 beers and some bananas. What limited your ability to perform faster: Speedwork, not enough of it. Weather was a bit surprising, I think 10 degress cooler and no wind and I beat my time from last HM. Event comments: Amazing race as far as goodies you get and the course was very fair. Great organization as well. Will definitely do it again. Last updated: 2008-05-03 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 1292/5786
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 165/
Woke up at 6am and already had all my stuff ready to roll. Ate my usual Toasted PB sandwhich, a tiger gatorade, water, and energy bar. Checked my GU stash, and headed outside to catch my ride. Since Murphy is too fast and no one else from our crew ran the Half...i rode with some fellas that I coach little people football with(and also got me in the race after the sell out). Those guys ran the half here last year and had a goal of 2 hrs or better. They all ran 2:10 or higher last year. In my mind all I wanted to do was beat my time from the Austin Half back in february. We drove, we parked, we shed the longsleeve Tshirts as it was much more warmer than expected.
Not much of any, had to goto the restroom and the lines were long as hell. Stood in line for at least 20 minutes and as soon as we got out of the crappers the gun went off! So we started well back in the back part of the "C" corral of runners.