setting goals and breaking records...personal records.

my story of my second half marathon @ surf city

Setting goals and breaking records...personal records.  I ran my second half marathon yesterday, the pretty much famous surf city marathon & half marathon, and after finishing i can see why this event has so much hype. This long run really is fun! great crowds a beautiful beach run ending with people lining the streets cheering for you. All this makes you find a way to dig deep and push yourself just a bit more.  A month ago i ran my first 1/2 marathon in 2:18.13 doing this i felt very accomplished,  yesterday i ran my second half marathon  in 2:02.13.  Smashing my two race goals, i set one at 2:15 and the second at 2:04, at mile 12 i wasn't sure if i would be under 2 hours but i knew i would be close.  the 2:02 pacer that i had started with had just passed me but looking at my watch i knew it would be close to my 2:04 goal. Close to the finish with the crowd screaming i could hear my own friends and family yelling my name i kicked it into high gear and crossed the finish line 2 minutes faster then my goal! My training had paid off, still on my high from yesterday I'm very pleased with myself and my run and looking very much forward to the OC 1/2 May first and seeing what i can accomplish at that race. A new goal will be set,  to try and break two hours.  20,000 plus people at the surf city event and each has a story, i saw a blind boy finish his run, and heard a story of a girl with a prosthetic leg, these stories are truly an inspiration to all.

"everything you need is already inside"

splits from my garmin:

Split Time Distance Avg Pace Summary 02:02:17 13.20 09:15 1 00:08:46 1.00 08:46 2 00:09:02 1.00 09:02 3 00:08:51 1.00 08:52 4 00:09:13 1.00 09:13 5 00:09:04 1.00 09:04 6 00:08:55 1.00 08:55 7 00:09:16 1.00 09:16 8 00:09:31 1.00 09:31 9 00:09:29 1.00 09:30 10 00:09:19 1.00 09:19 11 00:09:47 1.00 09:47 12 00:09:46 1.00 09:46 13 00:09:38 1.00 09:38 14 00:01:32 0.20 07:44

(photos to follow)