I think I failed miserably in my first experience as a pacer. Sharon and I were a few seconds too fast for both mile 1 and mile 2, which is a big no-no. Then, somehow we came in 2 minutes 19 seconds LATE! I think it had something to do with seeing the 26 mile marker and thinking we were super close to the finish, but it turned out the 13 mile marker was some distance away. Anyway, we had intentionally walked toward the end to slow down so it was some type of error in judgment. Sigh.

Not pace?? I don't know. This was a different experience for me in trying to run slower, at a pace I don't normally run. Then there is the whole math part of making sure our Garmin is synced with the mile markers rather than the miles according to the Garmin. I'm a little sad and frustrated that it did not turn out better.

The run it self was easy and fine. The knee stiffened toward the end but was not painful.

Ate a bbq chicken sandwich! Did not officially warm down -- walked around a bit trying to find food.


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This race last year was my first half marathon. Of course the weather was better last year, but there was not much food at the finish. We did get bbq chicken, but they were out of bananas (that I saw) and the only other food I saw was yogurt -- although there could have been other things I did not discover.

Had some rolling hills but not too bad. Might do it again.