After running the Las Vegas Rock 'n' Roll, I told myself I would only run races that were destinations, basically as an incentive to train. The running partners convinced me to register for one right here in my backyard, the Sugar Land half-marathon. I must confess, it definitely was nice to sleep in my own bed the night before the race. Plus, compared to the 30K that were in Las Vegas, the number of participants was minimal.
We got there bright and early so we could make sure we had plenty of time to stretch and "take care of business." The race started promptly at 7:00 am and I have to give props to the race organizers. They were right one time. This was definitely a well organized race. Erin and I had a race strategy we had put together the week before during training, mile 1-10 at an 11 minute pace, 10-12 at 10:30 and then mile 12-finish as fast as we could go. According to her Garmin, we started at around 9:30-9:45 and we felt great so we decided to continue around that pace the entire time. I don't think we ever got above 10:30, it was great. The weather was AMAZING, the crowds were cheering, some even handing out snacks, it was definitely a great race.
Here we are around Mile 7:
At mile 11, we decided we would just go as fast as our legs would carry us. Obviously, Erin's legs carried her a little faster than mine did. She finished a full minute ahead of me, but that's okay. I still beat my previous time and met my goal of finishing in less than 2:15. Official time was 2:13:47!!
Now I know I am half-crazy. I think we have decided to run another one February 19. I figure, why not?, I'm already trained for it. :)
Total mileage count: 65.76!!!
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