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Provo City Half Marathon

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Lehi,UT,

Member Since:

Jul 19, 2008

Gender:

Male

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

2015 St. George Marathon (2:44:11)

2014 Hobble Creek Half (1:17:18)

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  • 5K - 16:59
  • 1/2 Marathon - Sub 1:17:00
  • Marathon - 2:45:00 

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Race: Provo City Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:31:11
Total Distance
16.40

Good workout today on one of the tougher half marathon courses I've run around here. I was hoping to get 13 miles in at 6:30-6:45 pace, but I learned that I'm not quite ready for that. I don't feel race ready and this was a reminder that I need to get training harder.  But despite the fact it wasn't what I was hoping for, I still got in a lot better workout than if I did not run the race.  Splits:

1               6:31

2               6:37     13:08  Feeling descent and settling into things. Right where I want to be   with my pace.

3               6:25     19:33  Looking at my cumulative time, I should be able to throw down a 5k time way under 19 min sometime in the near future. 

4-5            13:11   32:45  Still right on pace and all the runners all strung out now.  Still feeling okay, but starting to feel a bit uncomfortable and doubting I can hold this pace the rest of the race.

6               6:36      39:31  We are heading out towards the lake and this is really where I'm doubting myself now.  Although, I'm still on pace and keeping strong.

7-10          28:09    1:07:31  We cross over the half way mark and this is where I stop at the water table and walk while I take in water.  We are on the trail now and I'm trailing a couple of older guys.  Stop for a bathroom break and to walk a bit and mentally I'm done. 

11-13.1     23:40    1:31:11  A little more walking in here, but I don't walk the last hill that's a beast. 

So, overall I guess I got in a good workout.  It's weird that I actually felt a lot better during the marathon a few weeks ago than I did today.  But like I mentioned before, this was definitely slower than I was expecting (really was expecting between 1:26-1:29ish), but I got a really good workout in and this is good motivation to get training better. 

This was a good mileage week for me and I need to build off of this.  I feel a bit heavier than I should and hopefully I can continue to get my miles a bit higher.  The plan is to really get ready for UVM half in a bit over a month and hopefully I can bring that time down into the 1:25 or lower range.


Kinvara Miles: 16.40
Comments
From Smooth on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 14:43:51 from 67.2.90.177

NICE to get in a great workout run after Boston before another marathon build up and training! Your time is not bad at all consider the bathroom break and station walk! GOOB JOB, Jeff!

From allie on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 18:38:24 from 174.23.197.101

way to go, jeff. a great race to assess where your fitness is right now. i think you'll continue to improve and see some awesome times this summer. great job today. keep it up.

From Jody on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 21:54:49 from 99.127.13.81

Very nice job! That is a great time and good things to build on. Did you get into SG?

From Tom on Sun, May 08, 2011 at 00:06:08 from 67.199.180.90

Nice job Jeff. You're got a nice base to build off of for this point in the year. I think you'll see some great races come summer and fall.

From Jeff L on Mon, May 09, 2011 at 09:00:01 from 74.81.227.112

Thanks, everyone for the nice comments.

Jody-I didn't get into St. George. Looks like I'm on the every 3 year plan.

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