Hi Everyone!

I had my 1/2 this morning. It was windy, hilly, and muggy. This was my second 1/2 marathon and I wasn't nearly as nervous as I was last time. The first two miles I took off fast again (when will I learn?). I always mean to use them as warm up, but the adrenaline always gets me. I took half a goo at mile 4 and the rest at mile 9.

At mile 6 I started to lose heart when I was passed by a limping old man. When I looked behind me I couldn't see anyone else. I thought I was in last place. This really killed my spirit. But, I pulled it together by mile 7 when I realized the old man had at least 50 years of training on me and how am I seriously supposed to compete with that????

I crossed the finish line not too far behind the old guy. I had a time of 1:14 exactly--that ends up being 10:11 minute miles---not too bad! I really wanted to average 10's, but I won't complain.