I did it! I was determined to beat my best time and I did beat it by 21 seconds! I have a new PR for the half marathon: 1:59:02. If it wasn't for the 'surprise' hill at the very end of the race, I would have come in under 1:59, I know it!
What I see as the biggest benefit of my training is the strength I feel in my running. Although I am only shaving seconds off my times at this point, I feel that I've been successful with building the strength phase of my training. I feel much stronger and more confident with my running and I continue to feel strong at the very end. Now, I need to add speed training to my program. I've read some programs that discourage first time marathoners from including speed training in their programs but I feel like I am ready. I'll take it easy and add speed workouts to my regimen once a week. I'll start that later this week.
As September (and summer) wind down, I have some wonderful reflections on my running accomplishments this season. I'll post more on that subject later this week.
In the meantime….
Happy Running!
John
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