Richmond half marathon recap

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Tl;dr version: I got a 13 minute pr in spite of my hip. It was a perfect morning for running! Feeling blessed.

Long version: Perfect weather! At the start I decided to jog as far as I could until my hip started talking to me around 1.5 miles. Then I switched to run walk 3-1 intervals for as long as I could. I was hoping to make it to mile 3. At mile 3, I decided to go for 4. At 4, my new goal became 6. Around then the course is really hilly for a bit, so I did a lot of walking. Mile 8 I picked back up to 3-1. Mile 9.5 my lack of training became apparent, but around 11.5 I got my second wind and my intervals were relatively fast. I crossed the finish line just over 2:31. I feel way better than the last time I ran this race 2 years ago.

I'm of 2 minds about my time. I'm excited because at the start this morning I was guessing it would take me about 3 hours, so 2:30 is awesome. However, based on my training back in Sept it should have been more like 2:15. But I had a wonderful morning, and I'm trying to focus on the positive!

My love for the half is cemented, and tomorrow I'll probably sign up for next year. And I'm going to try my best to not be injured for it.

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Wines Not Whines Senior Member Wino extraordinaire Posts: 7,560 Likes: 10,883	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 10, 2018 16:49:59 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wines Not Whines on Nov 10, 2018 16:49:59 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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sassystace Full Member Posts: 1,942 Likes: 1,563	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 10, 2018 20:24:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sassystace on Nov 10, 2018 20:24:58 GMT -5 Great job!
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melmel48 Full Member Posts: 4,079 Likes: 5,564	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 10, 2018 20:45:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by melmel48 on Nov 10, 2018 20:45:42 GMT -5 Congrats! The half marathon is my favorite distance!
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gt7301b Elder Posts: 12,964 Likes: 16,981	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 10, 2018 21:30:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gt7301b on Nov 10, 2018 21:30:44 GMT -5 Congrats!!!
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emilyj Senior Member Posts: 8,538 Likes: 14,284	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 10:43:39 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by emilyj on Nov 11, 2018 10:43:39 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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shjordon New Member Posts: 242 Likes: 112	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 12:13:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shjordon on Nov 11, 2018 12:13:24 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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bostonmichelle Senior Member Posts: 9,801 Likes: 17,461	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 12:23:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bostonmichelle on Nov 11, 2018 12:23:59 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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vcubergirl Junior Member Posts: 508 Likes: 1,509	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 16:30:15 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vcubergirl on Nov 11, 2018 16:30:15 GMT -5 Thanks everyone! I was thinking that I would have to walk almost the whole thing, so I was pleasantly surprised.
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hannahb Full Member Posts: 4,348 Likes: 7,547	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 18:14:49 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannahb on Nov 11, 2018 18:14:49 GMT -5 Congrats!
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oswin Full Member Posts: 4,343 Likes: 4,020	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 18:41:58 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oswin on Nov 11, 2018 18:41:58 GMT -5 Congrats! Also, lol at "long version" when many of the recaps posted here are 5-10x as long
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Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 19:17:40 GMT -5 via mobile oswin likes this

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Nov 11, 2018 18:41:58 GMT -5 oswin said:

Congrats! Also, lol at "long version" when many of the recaps posted here are 5-10x as long

Well, I also posted it on FB, so I guess it's relative. I could have written a lot more for sure 🤣🤣🤣

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sadlebred Moderator Posts: 13,992 Likes: 18,149	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 11, 2018 19:21:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sadlebred on Nov 11, 2018 19:21:53 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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hurricanedrunk Full Member Posts: 2,903 Likes: 6,562	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 12, 2018 11:05:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hurricanedrunk on Nov 12, 2018 11:05:24 GMT -5 Congrats! Glad to hear you got some race day magic and were able to run a lot of the course!
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irene adler Senior Member Formerly mrschicken. New name, same pithy commentary. Poet Laureate of H&F Posts: 5,983 Likes: 14,490	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 12, 2018 11:34:34 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by irene adler on Nov 12, 2018 11:34:34 GMT -5 Congrats! I’m so glad you had such a wonderful race!!
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mrshandy Elder Posts: 11,205 Likes: 15,048	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 14, 2018 10:28:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrshandy on Nov 14, 2018 10:28:16 GMT -5 Congrats!!! I'm sorry injury held you back from having a better race. But way to persevere anyways.
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labbie Senior Member Posts: 5,224 Likes: 10,000	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 14, 2018 10:33:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by labbie on Nov 14, 2018 10:33:29 GMT -5 Congrats on the massive PR!
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mysticmuffin Full Member Posts: 2,373 Likes: 5,421	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 14, 2018 15:45:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mysticmuffin on Nov 14, 2018 15:45:53 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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thom Full Member Posts: 4,982 Likes: 8,474	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 15, 2018 13:42:57 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thom on Nov 15, 2018 13:42:57 GMT -5 Congrats to you; super race!! And yes, your “long” version is totally manageable. 😀
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keweenawlove Full Member Posts: 4,904 Likes: 5,142	Richmond half marathon recap Nov 17, 2018 8:51:39 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by keweenawlove on Nov 17, 2018 8:51:39 GMT -5 Congratulations. That's so awesome!
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