Today I ran the entire half marathon distance, 21.1 km. I wanted to do the whole distance a couple times before the race on the 29th so that I could get an idea of what my finishing time would be. So, incredibly, my time was.... 2:01. I've never been good at talking about my accomplishments, but I'm going to do a little bragging here. Last week when I ran 20 km, I finished in 2:04, so this is a huge improvement. I'm pretty blown away that I was able to run this fast, and it was a pretty consistent pace throughout, based on my times at the 5 km, 10.5 km, and 15 km points along the route. I was dead tired by the end though, although I don't think it was because of the pace, it was because of the wind. I hit a nasty head wind once I turned west to head home, so the last half of the run was brutal (I swear the wind was coming from the north when I started- every corner I turned it seemed to change direction. I was a very pissed off runner by the end). But good news is that based on this pace, and how I was feeling at the halfway mark, I should be able to run the 10 km race this Sunday in under an hour (which is my goal!). Let's hope I can keep up a similar pace when it comes to the actual race day for the half on the 29th. And let's hope that there is no wind, or else I will once again become a very annoyed runner.
And this time is definitely going down as one of my personal bests!!
- Meg
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