The weather was perfect for the Bill Snyder Highway Half Marathon this morning!
After getting up extra early to book all our disney dining reservation (180 days...whoo-hoo!) Chad woke up early to drive me out to the starting line since this was a point to point race.
And I had plenty of time to hydrate a bit more and run into lots of running friends! Another perk of running a local race!!
The two Angela's before the race. :) Her first time as a pacer and she did amazing! Yeah for swim mom's who run half marathons!!
The starting line! I ran the first 8 miles with the 2:10 pacer group and felt great. It was fun to be with a group, chat and Highway 77 flew by with ease.
Unfortunately, when we hit town (specifically City Park), I wasn't able to keep pace with the 2:10 er's. Instead of trying to push myself to falling apart, I decided to slow my pace. The full sun and humidity hit and I was toast.
I finished in 2:15:01. There minutes slower than this same race last year. However, the route did change a bit toward the end from last year. The hills of campus coupled with running up Jardine made the last 2 miles rough. I was so thankful for Chad, the boys and my parents for being at several points on the race to cheer me on....I needed it!
A dozen half marathons since 2010. I am certainly not even close to being a fast participant in any of these races....but I continue to be determined. :)
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