I hadn't done a half-marathon for a year. Since my first half marathon two years ago, with this time being my 3rd time running this event, I now have another three friends join me. This is the best preparation I've had for a half-marathon with sufficient food and sleep the night before.
It officially started 6:20am at Milsons Point, but for me a little later because I was at the back. I started off very slowly, running the first kilometre in 7.5 minutes. For the first few kilometres, I was asking myself why I was running, and why would I do it again?
My pace was quite inconsistent. Though I'm impressed that I did get into the zone much earlier than I did in the city to surf. I am better off if I meditate and stop thinking about what's going on around me. I did manage to run the second half of the race at a good pace.
At kilometre 15 my legs started to feel the strain, and at kilometre 17 I started to get really hungry - no GU gels this year! I didn't think I'd push myself at the end but when I crossed the finish line I was gasping for air, and cried for a second because I was so happy to have finished.
I ended up finishing at a net time of 2:15:59, which is marginally quicker than last year when I finished at 2:16:56.
Statistics:
Finished better than 13.1% of all finishers
Finished better than 20.72% of all female finishers
Finished better than 19.75% of female finishers aged 25-29
Average pace: 06:26
I'm glad that I now have enough friends that run half marathons with me to join me in my post run ritual of eating food. This time we had a coffee and yum cha.
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