Ran the Provo City Half this morning. Woke up at 4, drove down and got to the race start with 90 minutes to spare. Should have slept for another half hour. Chatted with Brandon before the start and warmed up a bit. Brett Hales, Nate K,, Matt, Mike and Jason Holt were all there so I knew it would be a fast race. Started somewhat conservatively with a 5:07, considering the downhill, then picked it up a bit in the second mile (4:55). Hit Vivian Park and was feeling ok but Nate, Brett and Jason surged ahead. I didn't know how my legs would respond but surprisingly I was able to keep them in sight as we winded down the canyon. Brett and Nate were long gone after about 6 but I slowly caught up to and passed Jason at about mile 8. He didn't drop back much, however, and regained the lead at about mile 11. For the next mile we went back and forth and then in the last 1/2 mile of the race he pulled away. So I am bummed not to be in the top 3 but overall I felt pretty good about the race and my splits look fairly even, for once :) I was worried about how my legs felt at mile 3 but they hung in there. This is my new aided half PR and a 75 second improvement over the time I put up in 2012. Surprisingly 4 of us beat the course record and Brett shattered it with a 1:05:35ish. He is a half marathon machine. Nate also had a super solid race finishing in just over 1:07. Chatted with Matt and Mike a bit after the race then cooled down 8 with Brandon and Justin.
Splits: 5:07,4:55,5:11,4:55,5:04,5:03,5:11,5:07,5:12,5:18,5:20,5:14,5:12
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