by PavementRunner | Dec 12, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
With the Walnut Creek Half Marathon as my final race of 2011 and my fifth half for the year, the expectations were different from most events. Recently my legs seem to have developed a little bit of speed and my pace has quickened by almost a minute per mile. With the...
by PavementRunner | Nov 10, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
Here are some photos from the US Half last weekend (11/6). Enjoy! Me at the finish line! (Sorry, start with the good one, right?) Ok, now we’ll go chronologically… The start line (taken by FB friend Claudia) The “back” section (of the out and back)...
by PavementRunner | Nov 8, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
Going into races it’s always tough to handle expectations. Heading into this race a month after a PR at RNRSJ, I was hoping for a repeat performance. With RNRSJ my first official sub 2 hour finish my legs seem to have realized that they can fly at 9 min. miles...
by PavementRunner | Oct 11, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
Originally I wasn’t supposed to be running the San Jose Rock n Roll Half Marathon this year. Although it is one of my favorite local races, I have ran it the past 4 years and was not looking to repeat too many events. But when I saw that twitter friend...
by PavementRunner | Aug 29, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
Sometimes you just don’t have it. We’re runners, there are good days and bad days. Often you can point to specific reasons why you don’t have your “mojo,” other times you really aren’t sure why. It just happens. This past weekend I...
by PavementRunner | Jul 21, 2011 | Half Marathon, Race Recap
Want to take a journey with me on my shortest Half Marathon? It’s quite an experience, I promise. Here is a some very brief context: last Saturday, July 16, was the Davis Moo-nlight Half Marathon. I was rocking a super-fresh hot pink shirt in honor of wifey...