Shamrock Half Marathon

Today I completed half marathon #3 of my deployment challenge. I really enjoyed this race. It was a little chilly waiting for the start, but overall the weather was really nice during the race. I was doing really well the first 8 miles. But I must have pushed too hard, and ended up walking the majority of the miles from 8-12.5. I'm still very happy with my end time (3:17:13- a new personal record). It is very close to what my goal was for this race, but not quite- I was really hoping for 3:15 or better this time. I maybe could have pushed a little more in my walking miles, but lesson learned- I will try harder next time. The best part of my race (except finishing!) was getting cheered on by my friend on the course. Her encouragement came at just the right time! Here is how my miles break down:

Mile 1 ~ 14:01

Mile 2 ~ 14:38

Mile 3 ~ 14:40

Mile 4 ~ 14:19

Mile 5 ~ 14:27

Mile 6 ~ 13:57

Mile 7 ~ 14:09

Mile 8 ~ 15:33

Mile 9 ~ 15:44

Mile 10 ~ 15:55

Mile 11 ~ 15:59

Mile 12 ~ 15:33

Mile 13 ~ 15:16