I ran my 2nd half marathon this past Sunday. Same course as last year, on a mission to finish in under than 2 hrs. Mission accomplished!
Started out strong, but hit a wall around mile 5 that pretty much lasted until the finish. It was tough. Was averaging close to 8:15 miles before that, and slowed to almost 10:00 after. Thankfully I’d built up enough of a buffer.
Here’s a good shot (not mine) that shows the wicked crown in the bridge.
I was happy to achieve my goal (barely… 1:59:15!) but actually running it wasn’t much fun. It was definitely a struggle. Shouldn’t have skipped out on the 10+ mile training runs! Still, it’s cool to be a part of such a big race. And San Francisco is a great place to run because of the sea-level elevation (aside from the hills) and cool weather (probably 55-60 during the race).
At they end they were serving Irish coffee. Drinking Jameson before 8:00am and just after running 13 miles was probably not the smartest choice but hey I wanted everything I was entitled to!
I think I’ll focus on interval training next, which supposedly has more health benefits than distance running, and takes less time. What’s the workout that will make me hit more home runs at softball? That’s the workout I need.
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