Thanks. As disappointed as I am for leaving my goal out on the course. I for sure gained some confidence. I know next time I will be looking to finish well under. New goal 1:50:00!!!

Thanks. As disappointed as I am for leaving my goal out on the course. I for sure gained some confidence. I know next time I will be looking to finish well under. New goal 1:50:00!!!

Nice job, out there tcoyle. Disappointed for sure, to miss by 8 seconds. I agree with PoQ that this should give your the confidence to crush it next time. Also, I would advise you not to use the time/distance thingy on your Garmin during races and just let it record laps on auto or manual.

Yep, totally agree there. Great tool for training runs, not so much on race day.

Yep lesson learned. I was to focused on pace and not how my body felt. The whole time I kept slowing myself down so I did not burn out. Next time I will let the emotions of the day push me through those last 3 miles instead of being so reserved. As my first long race, I learned a ton. I don't have any planned as of yet. I am going to do some easy weeks for a while. In May I start my training for the Chicago Marathon. I will for sure look for another 1/2 before then to practice my race strategy. My longest "Real Race" was only 5k's. So I have learned now what my body will do when pushed for longer distances at race pacing.