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I ran my HM #76 today at the #Woodinville Half! Chip time matched my watch: 1:44:20 (7:57/mi). Finished 58/554 overall, 45/216 men, 5/29 AG. Felt like I still had gas left at the end.
Course surprise: the gravel section on the #Eastrail wasn’t where the map suggested. I expected it around mile ~2, but they changed the ordering so it ran from mile 8 to 11.
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Rain left puddles on the gravel section, so we had to run on rougher gravel, costing more pace. Those miles were a bit over 8:00/mi, but the rest were sub-8, and I finished faster than I started!
Weather was rainy and cold (~40F, ~9mph wind) and today was the DST change, so we lost an hour of sleep.
A month ago I was at rock bottom after the Jan 50K and a long cough. Now VO₂max is back from 45.9 → 51.5 and easy pace (<130 bpm) from 10:30 → 9:15.
Happy International Women’s Day!
Congratulations, Benjamin. It sounds like the race was both fun and (at least in the gravel section) somewhat technically challenging.
Your results and, especially, your recovery are impressive. I can easily understand if you are very content with this. Well done.
And thank you for the write up and the pictures. What's up with the gong?
Certainly fitting. I like it.
Benjamin Han
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