Had a big hill about a 2 miles in. Took it easy on the way up, as I didn't want to kill my legs so early. Tried to walk for a minute every 15-20 minutes. I just wanted to finish. I would have been disappointed had I ran over 2:30, and I really had a goal of 2:20. When we hit the big hill with 2 miles left, I pretty muched walked up it like every else around my time. I got to the top and did some quick math. I knew I would easily be able to hit my goal of 2:20...But for a brief moment thought I could hit under 2:15. Just missed it, but I'm good with that.

Not much. As it was my 1st 1/2 marathon, I just wanted to ensure finished. I felt really good when I finished. I ran the last 2 miles strong. I could have pushed harder a little earlier to get under 2:15. BUt I'm really good finishing it where I did.

Get in car and drive home. Went to pasrent&tot skating with my 4 year old. My Quads were burning. Made it through though. Legs were tight the ext AM for sure.


A year ago, I started to run. 5k was a struggle. I was NEVER a runner. I couldn't run 1k properly. Now oI look at a marathon and think "hmm next year?"
I've learned to pace myself throughout this year with tri's and a few running events. I look forward to next year hitting a few 70.3 and going further with this.


Nice scenic race. Will do next year to see my improvemement over the next 12 months.