I was 2oth out of 227 in my age group and I was 109th out of about 3575 overall.
There were three gun runners in my age group - two who went 73 minutes and one who went 74 minutes!! The next fastest was seven minutes slower. So it was a relatively competitive group.
The weather was perfect. Low teens and overcast with sunny patches. The road was a bit wet in places but otherwise dry.
It was a solid result for me. I still struggle with being able to drop the hammer during the run; my former coach thinks it's all in my head. Yet I can hammer myself on the track when I need.
In the week leading to the race I ran my fastest 3k timetrial this year .. 11:07 and it hurt! [I ran 11:42 in February, 11:20 in March and 11:12 in April.]
My fitness is improving and my times are dropping which is definitely a huge positive.
Today was my third half marathon of the year, a good rebound from the BMO half marathon in early May.
I'll need to decide soon on whether to train for the Toronto marathon in late September - though I'm leaning in that direction.
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