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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