Sunday, June 9, 2013

Poulsen 2013 UV 1/2

2013 Utah Valley 1/2 Marathon. 5th overall. I had a good race.  I had to take almost 2 months off of running because of my hamstring (February and March). I've since had 2 progressive, gradually building 2 months of training. I decided 2 months ago that, as long as I was healthy, I would run this race as a benchmark. I knew I wouldn't yet be where I wanted to be. But, I'm sure glad I did it.

I PR'd. My listed time on the website was 1:10:59. My watch time was ~10 seconds faster. Because everyone else I know who ran had similar discrepancies, the race timers must have started the timer before the race actually began. Not a big deal; just annoying.

I didn't quite know what to expect. My current fitness was somewhat uncertain.  I decided that starting conservatively was the best approach. It paid off big-time later in the race.

My Splits:  5:27, 5:28, 5:39, 5:28, 5:15, 5:14, 5:28, 5:13, 5:16, 5:27, 5:32, 5:24, 5:14, my last .16 was :46 seconds (my garmin said 3.16 miles).

I'm thankful for the result. I've got a long way to go, but I now have a baseline. Time to improve.

For a more detailed report (with pictures), please go to Poulsen 2013 UV 1/2

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