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Mercer Island Half Marathon

March 22, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 40's, overcast, a few sprinkles

Comments:
Going into this race, I wasn't sure if I could even run 13.1 miles. My longest run leading up to it was 5.5 miles. So I took it out very easy: 8:15-8:30 pace. Around the halfway point, I realized that I felt great and finishing wouldn't be a problem. So I did some math, figured out that I could PR, and dropped my pace.

Splits:
8:19
8:14
8:50
8:23
8:01
7:55 (Missed this mile marker, avg of two miles)
7:55
7:18
7:07
7:27
6:48
7:16
8:58 (1.1 miles, 8:09 pace)

There were some rolling hills. I was happy with my uphills and downhills both. Focusing on hills on previous runs definitely gave me a confidence boost on them.