About the 1/2 Marathon...

About the 1/2 Marathon. I am pleased but yet I know there is room for improvement.

Erie 1/2 Marathon Conditions: 75+, Sunny and 50% Humidity. 7:30am start. Relatively flat course.

avg 6:53 (Garmin said 13.15 in 1:30:43)

Splits - 6:26,6:33,6:42,6:55,6:57,7:03,7:06,6:53,6:55,7:01,7:16,6:51,6:58,.15 in 1:00
Avg HR - 160,171,174,175,173,174,174,177,179,180,181,183,186, .15 @ 187

• It was not ideal conditions. It was a bit muggy and warmer than I would like to run 13.1 miles. I had a breathe right shirt (sleeve less) and I still could ring the water out of it. My running short were sooked. Not ideal...but hey, I ran the 2004 Boston in 85 degree weather...so this I will live with for July.
• I probably was a bit tired from this past weeks workouts...Yasso's on Tuesday and some Tempo on Thursday with 10+ on Wednesday. So much for 'resting' the week before a 1/2 marathon.
• What gives with the heart rate? That is high. My max is somewhere near 189...and here I am running 90-95% percent of that...with the last miles @ 98%. That is crazy for 1/2 marathon. Obsolutely freaking Crazy.
• There is something about the my time that is frustrating me, something about the 1:30 barrier. I wanted it so badly @ mile 8. I thought I could do it, I thought it was in the bag. But I was gassed at miles 10 and 11...and couldn't pick up the pace enough. Did I start to fast??? Maybe a little. Did the heat get to me? I am sure somewhat. But the problem is I wanted it, and couldn't get the mind to take control. The body won today. Next time, if it is close...the mind with beat the body. The damn little voice from that little man on my shoulder telling me, "You are tired, you legs are hurting...you need to slow down" won out for 4 miles (miles 6,7,10,11) and that cost me the sub 1:30.

It would have been nice to have a sub 1:30 so early in the training.