Hobbler Half Marathon 2015
As mentioned in yesterday's post, I didn't have any grandiose expectations for this race. After being side-lined for most of June, I've really only been back to running for less than 2 weeks. Given that fact, I'm content with the 1:12 n'change result.
First all, I think Run13 does a pretty good job with its races. This one is actually pretty reasonably priced compared to some of the other ones around here that are just ridiculously high.
It was good to see Riley and Ben and cool down with them a few miles afterwards. Both are doing phenomenal this year and completely dominated this race. Riley won with ease despite not feeling like he had a good day and Ben PR'd by over a minute which is just awesome. It was also good to also chat with James Barnes afterwards.
The race started as expected with Riley and Ben blasting out of the gate. A younger guy, Tyler, went with them. I was in 5th or 6th place for the first 1/2 mile and then settled into 4th where I'd stay the rest of the race. By the second mile, Ben and Riley were out of sight. Tyler had started to drop back. I was cautiously optimistic I could reel him in. I did close the gap a little during the middle miles, but then gave some of it back during the final 2. In retrospect, I wish I would have made the decision at 9 or 10 to push harder and make an effort to get him.
Overall, I felt pretty decent during the race. The cardio system feels pretty good, thanks I'm sure to the cycling. The running legs are just not there yet. No speed. Hopefully I can build some into them during the next 3 months.
Splits were: 5:27, 5:24, 5:27, 5:29, 5:26, 5:34, 5:31, 5:36, 5:34, 5:42, 5:36, 5:53, 5:38, :26 (5:10).
A.M.2. - 56-mile bike ride. Up BCC to Guardsman then added 3 miles up LCC (to just past the 7-mile marker). Probably could have went the whole way to Albion, but was constrained on time and out of fluids. ~7.3K elevation gain. Felt good on the bike despite the close proximity to the race. Temperatures were great, but the wind was a little obnoxious at times. Definitely can't complain about the temps for mid-July.
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