Wow, Riverton really put on a good half! They had great water stops, lots of emergency personnel stopping traffic and pointing the way. That darn wind on the rivet trail was a bugger :p There were some really good "hills" and some equally good down hills ;) The course was really well marked and one I will do again. I gu'd 3 times and drank at each water station. I did take some Advil and Tylenol during the race. My neuromas did not kick in until mile 7 and were manageable. My goal for this race was to beat my Painters time and to run it at my marathon pace, 11:05. I am feeling pretty good about the whole thing ;) I started out the race really slow and was dead last at one point in the first mile, just the bike medics and me. Then I slowly started to pick people off throughout the race. In the first three miles I passed a bunch. From 3-7 I just had Melissa to pass (cute girl I met on the trail). She really got me through some tough hills! Thanks Melissa! From mile 7 on I really focused. First these two guys, I got a big cheer when I passed them ;) Then all in black girl, then running skirt girl, then pink shirt girl and finally there was this one guy that I wanted to pass so badly, blue coat guy. I could see him from 7 on. I finally caught him at mile 12. We chatted for a bit (he's run over 50 halfs) and then I took off (well like a turtle takes off ;) PS- Nobody passed me for the whole race ;) It was so great to see blanket clad KellieS cheering me on at the finish. I can't believe how fun it is to know people at races :) I finally got to meet Water and Misty, RivertonPaul, and Rachel (rad). I think I met some other people, but my brain is mush. We went to lunch with Kelli, Scott, Smooth, Walter, Misty, Rachel... and more :) What a fun time :) Thanks guys!
This was far better for me than Painters was. I beat my Painters time by 5 minutes. I am sure most of it was mental. Other runners said that Painters was harder, I'm not sure, but I feel better now than I did after Painters :)
Average pace 10:58 :D Splits-10:22, 10:16, 10:46, 10:54, 11:07, 11:53, 11:08, 11:45, 10:25, 11:31, 11:22, 10:34, 10:20, 9:35(.1)
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