Notes
Runner's Den Scottsdale Half Marathon - 1:35:22 (7:17 pace)
63rd overall (1,012)
4th in 50-54 division (57)
Left calf muscle seized up at 9.1 miles. Felt great before that. Calf felt tight for about a quarter mile, then felt like it was loosening up, but not enough to push the pace over the last few miles. Feel like the calf cost me at least a minute over the last 4 miles, maybe more because I felt great and was planning to pick it up at 10 miles. Stupid calf.
Aside from the calf issue, my fitness was better than I was expecting. I'm not sure how much of that was the drop in elevation, but I'm thinking that was a big part of it. The course was also very flat and had long stretches without turns during the first 10-11 miles. I'll definitely run this race again. It was nice to be in warm but not too warm weather.
Splits: 7:47, 7:26, 7:20, 7:15, 7:16, 7:12, 7:06, 7:09, 7:07, 7:08, 7:22, 7:17, 7:04.