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St George Half Marathon

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Hope Mills,NC,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2009

Gender:

Female

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

78.6 miles at Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Mike to Mike Marathon- May 2014

Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra -Fall 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run till the day I die and still enjoy it

Comrades---long, long, long term

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Race: St George Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 02:07:00
Total Distance
13.30

I really wasn't ready for this race, but I had a chance to get a last minute registration and knew I would be able to see RAD, so why not?

My goal was 10:00 pace- to finish in 2:10.  I had a good strong start trying to catch up to the 2:10 pace group and I let the momentum take me on.  After the downhill mile, my pace slowed down considerably but I was able to finish with a 9:42 pace (according to my garmin).  I haven't checked the official time yet.

When I knew I was close to a 9:40 pace, I really wanted to go faster than 9:40 because I needed to show Burt I was really a winner.  I guess we know who the real winner is, but I'm not admitting defeat yet.

Great time with RAD and crew- we enjoyed lunch, visiting snow canyon, donuts, and pizza.... oh yeah- ice cream shakes too.  Looking forward to more runs out here in the west.

Dreamy New Balance Miles: 13.30
Comments
From Burt on Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 14:55:13 from 174.17.89.12

You are the real winner if you finished in 1:07:00. Wow! Also, I can't hold a 9:40 pace for 13.1 miles right now. That's for sure. Just 5. That's all. Good bye.

From The Quiet Pirate on Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 15:14:30 from 173.209.212.240

2:07. I'm surprised the blog didn't scream at me and tell me I must be mistake. Because I was.

9:40 is a dream. Sub 5:00 is never gonna happen.

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 23:45:53 from 71.219.132.183

YAY! Good job on the race! Sounds like a fun weekend with the RAD! Now that you're out here in the west, I hope to run with you sometime!

You're a winner whenever you cross that finish line...they don't give medals to loosers! :)

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