Well, today Erica and I did a marathon relay, the Provo Marathon. Very low key race, maybe 40 runners in total. Erica's half was very straight forward, started in Walsburg, and ended up by the Deer Creek Dam. She finished in 1.33.06, and handed off to me.
My half was an adventure. wow. Course not really marked very well, and after 26 mins of running, I was back at the start line, at mile 13.1. Geez. I finally got on the right course, but then it was just one mismarked area after another. It went down the Provo River trail, which should be pretty easy to follow, but it had a few obstacle courses, and a few dog legs, that the other runners did not really follow. I passed a runner 3 times, and he never passed me once, if you can figure that out.......He kept missing turns, I would make the turn, then lo and behold, he was in front of me again.
My half time was 1hr 58 mins. I think my real time was probably around 1hr 27 mins. I chalk it up to a good long run with a bit of speed included. |