Half Completely Done

Just got done with the Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Scott Young came up with me and kept me good company even though he didn't get to run this time. It was a beautiful day for a race and a pretty good crowd of about 2,500 participating in the half.

(It's because you never know where to look on iPhones.)

My goal was to beat my last half time of about 1:35, and secretly to get 1:30. I was feeling pretty good for the first half of the race. It seemed like I was going a little faster than I should at times, even though they didn't seem to have the miles marked very consistently and I wasn't paying much attention to my watch this race like I usually have done. I was following one guy for several miles and then finally eased passed him a little after halfway. But I jumped too soon and kind of conked for a couple miles maybe around 10 and 11, apparently picking it back up a little bit for the last couple.

I finished just over my secret goal time, at 1:30:29, so it was a good run. That means average miles of 6:55, even though later I found out my first six miles were at an average of 7:15. I was 44th overall and 7th in my category, the first 25-year-old male. Those are the stats.

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Overall a really good time (sure, both senses). Saw some people my parents know and talked for a little while. Found out one lady I passed was the same one who'd organized the 5k a couple weeks ago, and that she qualified through Canada for the world championships in triathlon (I think maaaaybe as in qualifying rounds for the Olympics???), which is in June or July in Spain. She's an SDA, I guess, because it was mentioned that it's a Sunday race so she can participate. That was pretty neat to hear. I was way jealous. But not of her huge blisters... She was hurting after the race.

Now it's time to look up how everyone did (yes, i.e., Lance) in the St. Croix Ironman this morning. Oh, and how the Giro was today, too. Then I think a nap.