This was my first half marathon so I didn't know what to expect. I knew I could do it because of my training runs but the question was wether or not my knee would be giving my problems. I woke up at 5:00 am and got dressed. Then headed down to pick up my number. It appears they had a huge crowd this year withh 1050 runners registered for this race. I pick up my number and sit down and do a little stretching when all sudden my back knots up........Thank god for Aleve! The race begins at 7:45am. The gun sounds and we're off! The first mile is down in 9:20. We turn off the main road and head up the trail. What a site 1000+ people packed on a 2 lane trail. Hit the 4 mile mark and my right knee starts to hurt.....I'm thinking to myself great just what I need. I push through the pain and around the 6 mile marker I get into a groove and the pain goes away. I hit the 10 mile mark at 1:31:20 and I know I got a sub 2hr run going if I can keep the pace.....I have a half mile to go and I decide to push it as hard as I can! with .2 miles left I go into a sprint and cross the finish line at 1:58:30! after I cross the line I am handed a medal for finishing the race and head to grab a bananna and the T-Shirt for the race!
good job and congrats on the sub 2