A Good Race, But 2:00 Hour Time Remains A Goal

The Short Story
With a relatively flat course before me and a plan to finish in 2 hours, I executed for 10/13 of the race, but again hit a wall at the end.
Worst moment of the race: When a fellow racer pulled up to me sometime after mile 10 and said “I’ve been trying [...]

The Hilliest Half Marathon I Never (officially) Ran

The Short Story
I wasn’t expecting much in today’s Manchester City Half Marathon because I hadn’t trained much (only once!) since my last race about 3 weeks ago and because the course elevation map showed me this was a very hilly course.
Unfortunately, I got what I expected: 2:15 minutes (per my Garmin), which considering how [...]