The other day I recapped my experience in the World Masters 8K cross country event. Here is the follow-up. Five days later I ran the half marathon. The pictures here will tell that story. The day was perfect for a half marathon, about 50 degrees, a slight breeze, and hazy to partly cloudy at the start, mostly sunny when we were finishing.
Garmin splits were:
Mile 1 - 6:08 - very crowded
Mile 2 - 5:51
Mile 3 - 6:00
Mile 4 - 5:53
Mile 5 - 5:53
Mile 6 - 5:54 - with hill
Mile 7 - 5:54
Mile 8 - 5:51
Mile 9 - 6:01
Mile 10 -5:58
Mile 11 -6:05 - pain cave getting real
Mile 12 -6:02
Mile 13 -6:01
Finish: 1:17:38 chip, 1:17:48 gun
1st place Men 60-64
Author: rrunnin234
I am a long time runner and coach and I'm here to write about it. I have blogged some before (years ago), but that site is now archived. My plan is to write some personal reflections skipping around the 40+ years of my running career, probably some race reports. However, I'd like to spend a fair amount discussing current events in the world of running, and likely dishing out on some coaching and training advice. I have some opinions--okay a lot--and like to share those. rws_58@yahoo.com
Here are my obligatory PRs, all set way back in the 1980s and 1990s:
3K - 8:54
5K - 15:34
8K - 25:35
10K - 32:11
15K - 49:41
1/2 marathon - 1:13
marathon - 2:34
Now I'm a senior, yes a Senior (60+)! age group runner and here are my 60 and up PBs over the past couple of years:
1 mile road race - 5:15 (former American road record)
5K - 17:28 (USATF masters champion)
8K - 28:12 (USATF masters champion)
15K - 54:43 (Gasparilla 15K)
1/2 marathon - 1:17:49 (World Masters Champion)
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