Notes
New HM PR. Went aggressive and with 2:20 team (had planned until yesterday to go with 2:30 team). Ran like the wind (in mega windy conditions too) for the first 8 miles - which was amazing considering the 10:40 min/mi pacer went 1 MINUTE FASTER than that at mile 1 (can we say "panic attack?"). Then the wheels fell off. The GU station promised at mile 6.5 was only water/gatorade. WTF?!?!?! Should have brought my Honey Stinger but didn't - Won't do that again. The ONLY GU station was 11.5 miles - which was far too late for me. Then around mile 9 my left hamstring got very cranky. Never have had hamstring issues before. Did some walk/running for miles 10-12. Still, beat my PR by 3 minutes which is great - especially after not racing for over a year and a half. The end was ugly, and I'm sore, but I did it! (Now, next week's Half Marathon will be a totally different animal. Going just for the finish as the course is hilly.)