Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Mardi Gras Half Marathon

First race of the year is done.  I can't say much about it other than it's done and time to move on to the next one.  1:24:41


Race details from Garmin are here Mardi Gras Half Marathon by brookch at Garmin Connect - Details

I have big hopes for this year and I guess this is a reasonable start.  Here are a couple of fun facts about the race.


1.  First 5 miles in 31:43
2.  Last 5 miles in 32:44
3.  First 20K in 1:20:16 - the exact time I ran the Dam 2 Dam 20K in last year.
4.  Missed my half marathon PR by 12 seconds
5.  Missed placing in my age group by 1 minute
6.  Got called out at the starting line by some jerk-off for wearing last years Brooks racing get up