Honored Hero Half Marathon

Today, I ran my first half marathon!

I have completed over 30 half marathons, but I have never run EVERY single step. Nor have I ever run 2 hours and 15 minutes without stopping! I ate my gels while running and carried my own water, which I always do, so I would not have to stop at any of the aid stations.

In my Cowtown Ultra Marathon blog post, Feb 2009, I asked “Will I ever like running in Trinity Park?” The answer is “yes”. Today’s course was 6.5 miles out and back along the Trinity River. It was windy the entire race, but the temperature was perfect. The sun came out for a little while then it became overcast.

I went to Ft Worth alone and saw a few people that I knew. There were ladies behind me at mile 2 talking about Heels and Hills and I saw a Love the Half shirt at the turn around point. I did a shout out to Angie (TIR teammate) and Lolita (Mellew Run Team) around mile 7 or 8.

Race Plan/ Race Results
A: Run strong with intensity, but don’t race – Ran every step of the race
B: Run a consistent pace of 10:19 – Ran a 10:20 average
C: Run for a Personal Record – New PR by 4 minutes – 2:15:30

Mile splits (10:20 avg pace)
M1: 10:21
M2: 10:16
M3: 10:17
M4: 10:23
M5: 10:23
M6: 10:19
M7: 10:13
M8: 10:26
M9: 10:20
M10: 10:25
M11: 10:30
M12: 10:16
M13: 10:20

Next Up - Confirmed
10.31.09 -- Bed E. Bee Boo Half Marathon
11.08.09 -- Fort Worth Half Marathon
11.22.09 -- Mote in Motion Half Marathon
12.13.09 – White Rock Half Marathon