The weather was really nice today, about 52 degress at the start and not too windy. The goal was to break 1:25:00 today. I felt really great today, probably due to the light mileage this week. Overall, I think I paced this just right with pretty consistent splits. I started slowing a little bit during the last two miles, but not too much. It suggests that I didn't leave too much in the tank. Mile splits were: 6:12, 6:10, 6:19 (19:45 5k), 6:24, 6:22, 6:19 (39:45 10k - new unofficial PR), 6:19, 6:24, 6:37 (this was my slowest mile last year too, there is a bit of an uphill before the bridge over the river), 6:20, 6:16, 6:23, 6:25. My watch didn't turn off right away so I am not sure about the final .1. Final time was 1:23:40, almost 5 minutes faster than last year. This was a big confidence booster before Chicago and think sub 3 is very reachable.
This was my 6th Half Marathon with a summary of my results below:
3/20/10 - Rock n Roll DC - 1:54:19
9/19/10 - Rock n Roll Philly - 1:44:41
9/18/11 - Rock n Roll Philly - 1:37:44
3/17/12 - Rock n Roll DC - 1:34:01
9/16/12 - Rock n Roll Philly - 1:28:23
9/15/13 - Rock n Roll Philly - 1:23:40
My fingers are crossed this coming week so see if my BQ-1:22 will get me in for 2014. I guess I will find out on Friday.
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