Ran the Halloween 1/2 Marathon. This was a spur of the moment decide the day before kind of race for me. I was a little concerned about how I would feel since I worked out hard earlier in the week. The course was beautiful coming down from Aspen Grove above Sundance to the Riverwoods shopping center on University Avenue. Quite often I don't see what's around me because I'm just looking down at the road in front of me, but this time I looked up a few times and really enjoyed the view.
I wasn't breathing hard but my legs started getting tired the first five miles coming down the steep road from Aspen Grove to the main road in Provo Canyon. Then the real work began. I gradually passed everyone and felt really good for most of the way. I struggled off and on at various times keeping up my pace.
I was pretty excited to cross the finish line in first place, a little disappointed they didn't put up a tape for me. I've never won a road race before so that was cool. I got an engraved vase, and my neighbor gave me some flowers for it so that was nice. The race started late and I had to grab my own cups off the table at the water stops most of the time. There was no set time for the awards ceremony so over an hour later I finally just took my award and left. But the course was great and the shirts are great. I got a women's cut shirt that fits right. That's a small miracle.
My time was 1:22:38 (Avg 6:18). My watch only registerd 12.9 miles and had my splits at: 6:07, 6:05, 5:56, 6:12, 6:27, 6:44, 6:43, 6:24, 6:21, 6:24, 6:39, 6:39, 6:01 (for .9) or 6:43 pace. Now it's Sunday and my quads are sore. | 