Today is the one year anniversary of my race/first half marathon. I ran the Verrazano Half on 4/28/12. I was amazed that I completed it in just under 2:30. Since that time I have gone on to complete 5 half marathons in total. Today was number 5, and also my third in the last 3 months. I ran the inaugural Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington D.C. Of course I was excited about the Tiffany bling. I did not set a time goal but I wanted to at least doing better than Allstate. I knew it would be crowded and knew there would be walkers in the mix ahead of runners and decided I would not spend energy going around people. I started off decently in 10:30 range but dropped back into 11-11:30 later before picking it back up. Tunnels were a part of the route which made Nike+ shut off and drove my garmin crazy. I ran without music again. There were sections of entertainment along the route. The best were the 2 Go Go bands in the tunnel. They set it off. I was so happy to see that finish line. I got very hot during race. My arm sleeves came off quickly and then my dri-fit tee I had over a ventilated tank. I finished in 2:24:44 for my second fastest half marathon finish. I want to chase my pr for the Brooklyn half in 3 weeks. Of course the sweetest part of the race was getting my little blue box from the man, ( more like boy) in tuxedo. The guys were ROTC from Howard U; so they were basically babies. Lol. Worw my cw-x under my jeans for the train ride back home.
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