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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!
Benjamin Han
Rob