Ogden 1/2 marathon race report (Read 512 times)

I have been getting ready for my first half marathon since last January when I decided that it would be one of my goals for the year. I had hoped to beat 2 hours, or at least that was my goal. Saturday morning, I had to be down in Ogden at 5am to catch the bus to the start line. We got to the start line at 5:30 am. Which meant we had a 1 1/2 hour wait till the start of the race. While it had been warm down in Ogden, up in Eden, when the race was starting it was cold. It was a good thing they had fires going in drums. So, we stood and talked, about 6:30 it started getting light, so I walked around the Eden park, and streched. Finally it was time for the Race to start. The first mile I took it slow, about a 9:30 mile/minute. We came to the first, and only hill on the run on the second mile, and I started to pick up speed, that was about a 9 mi/min. The rest was mostly down hill, so I just ran. I was feeling good till, I hit ten miles. We came out of the canyon and down into the city. By the way, although I had driven that canyon many times. It was great to appriciate the view while running. I could look at the beauty rather than worry about staying on the road. At ten miles the heels of my feet were hurting. It was a lot of down hill running. But I kept going. Mile 11 was really hard, and the hardest was mile 12. I was not sure if I could keep running. But the people along the way cheering us on gave me a little of the push I needed to keep going. Finally, I turned onto the last section, and I could see the finish line, I knew I was good, and the last mile felt strong. I met my goal, and beat it. My first 1/2 marathon was 1:54:50. By the way, it was a great. And the support given was great.

Congrats on completing your first (of many, no doubt) half-marathon. And, a very good time as well. I ran the full, and it is a very scenic course. I always look forward to hitting the canyon. Going to do it again next year?

Congratulations on achieving your goal of running a HM. Bonus that you beat your time goal too!

congrats! great time and so cool you came in better than goal!

Excellent results! A first HM in under 2 hours is fantastic! My goal for my second one is to get under 2 hours...though it might not happen until #3 a month later, as the course for the one I will do in Sept. is much hillier (and it will be warmer out). k