Shamrock Half Marathon, a lot tougher course then I was expecting. About 8 of the first 9 miles were inclined, someI'm guessing around 8%. The first 9 miles I was shotting for 8 min. miles, I think I was off just a bit so on the last 4 miles, there was a pretty steady decline except for a couple of bowls we had to run out of. I set my sights on a few people I had been pacing for most the race. I started picking them off 1 by 1. I was in 22nd place at mile 7 and I picked off 7 more racers from that point. I got a couple at aid stations that I passed up and got a few more on some down hill sprints I did. I ended up 2nd in my age group (30-39) and 15th overall. I ended up with 1:40.28 which is 28 seconds off my goal, but I made the goal before I knew the course. Very happy with my 7.39 pace. My best ever and on the toughest course I have ever ran. All in all, I 'm happy to have done so well. Now getting excited for SLC half. It's all down hill, maybe I can get in the high 1:30's. | 