race report

i'm very excited to report that i finished in 1:52:50, which is 18 minutes or so faster than the charlotte half that i ran 6 weeks ago! i'm really excited and i refuse to pay attention to josh's comments that the course was too short (ie, less than 13.1 miles) - even if it was, i'm sure i still improved a lot. and that's the whole point of this training thing, right?

it was quite hilly, but i think in some ways it made it more interesting. i was able to get going pretty fast on some of the downslopes, and there was only one serrrrrrious hill right before the turnaround (it was an out-and-back course, for most of it) that caused pain. i'm not saying i really powered on up that sucker, but i didn't stop to walk, so i'm considering it a success.

so now what next? probably another half in may and definitely a marathon in the fall. i wish i could run the full one in may (it's the 22nd) but i don't think i could be ready. i guess my main goal will be to match the time i got today so that i can prove to myself that the course was full-length - that would be accomplishment enough. yay!