Had a great run today as I participated in the 2010 OC Half Marathon. Great support on the course and plenty of nice views. Had family waiting for me at the finish which is always great motivation. Looking forward to seeing photos that my friend Oscar took of us all at the end.
**UPDATE – Chip/Tag time was officially 2:03:08.
According to my GPS/watch I ran 13.2 in 2:03:09 (avg. 9:19 miles). The extra tenth was most likely due to the lines I took trying to move around other runners and get over to the water stations. Chip times will not be published until later today. Once I get that information I’ll update the post with my official time.
This is definitely an event I would do again. Maybe Lena and I can run it together next year. By together I mean start together…and watch as she pulls away from the start.
We are so proud of you! And congrats on your 12 minute PR.
Way to go David mom and I are proud of you too. Keep up with your training for the SFO Marathon if you can maintain your pace of 9:19 per mile you have an outside shot at making your first marathon a sub 4 hour run. Even If you stop to smell the roses somewhere in Golden Gate Park you will still probably break 5 hours.
Thanks guys. While the prospect of a “decent” time for this event is cool, I’m just in it to finish my first time out. Don’t want to go too fast, it will be that much harder to beat my time at the next marathon.