Half Marathon PR

This has been a PR kind of season so far. I finished the KDF Half Marathon in 1:35 and totally blew away my expectations. I hadn't really even been training for the distance so I wasn't sure how it would go and it went great. As you may know I've never considered myself a runner and not to long ago I hated running. It wasn't until recently when I lost the weight and got my Asthma under control that I was really able to work at it.

My brother and I got great starting spots near the front of the race. With 12,000 plus racing that's a good thing. I didn't have to spend a lot of energy dodging slower or walking participants. With the starting position and the perfect weather I was geared up to go hard.

When the race started I told myself to hold back and stay within myself to save something for the last half of the race. I thought I was in trouble when I looked down and saw that I had averaged 7:05 through the first 2 miles. But I felt great so I just kept on truckin.

About mile 8 you go through Churchill Downs and as cool as that was the little climbs coming out of the tunnels really spiked my heart rate. I think those 2 little hills hurt me for later in the race. I pushed it hard through this section and paid for it in the last 2 miles. But I embraced the suck and pushed through to a time I was super happy with.

Really hoping all these early season race results mean I'm on track for an awesome Ironman Louisville in August!