Notes
First time running the Wheeling Ogden Half Marathon. Lucked out with absolutely perfect racing weather - upper 30s at the start!
I'd heard how difficult the hills are in this race, and boy were they ever! The legendary 2-mile climb from 3-5, and then the wall of a hill at mile 11.5. Three people passed me on the downhill miles 6 and 7 (I suck at running downhill), but then no one else passed me the rest of the way and I passed several people on the way to the finish. I felt really strong, and I tried not to focus too much on the watch and just run by effort, and the splits pretty much tell the story of where the hills were in the course!
I am definitely super happy with my time 1:25:09 and overall finishing place - 20th place out of 499 finishers, top 4%? Wheeling is a first class race all the way, and I would definitely go back!