It's better to start slow and finish fast than to start slow and finish slow. You can quote me on that.
I don't know why I started so slow. Oh, wait. Now I remember: I felt like sh!t, that's why! It was humid, my legs were tired from all the other running stuff, and it was humid. The middle miles became even slower, and I began to fear that starting slow and finishing slower was indeed a real possibility this day.
Experience with this race has taught me that miles 6 and 11 are the hilliest and slowest. They were so again today. I also expected miles 12 and 13 to be the fastest. And they were so again today.
I finished in 1:56:05. The super-fast kids in my age group didn't show up today, so I won. It was great fun to carpool and to meet up with my friends afterward. The humidity took its toll today. For everyone.
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| Enjoying Swenson's burgers and beer after the race (Julie Boggs photo) |
Oh, yes. How to grade this one? I'll say: medium-high on the fun meter, and (barely) average on the performance meter.
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