Asbury Park, NJ Half Marathon - Finished it!

Did it!  Praise God for getting me there and completing the race.   My time was 2 hours, 19 minutes, 32 seconds (10:41 minute miles).   Two years ago I did the 13.1 miles in 2 hours exactly.   My hope is to beat this personal record by the end of the year.  

A week of tapering, and eating carbs!

Almost time for my first half marathon for the year! Praise God!  Now that I am only a week out, my training intensity lightens up a lot.  This is referred to as tapering in the running world. Kinda just pulling back on the throttle for the big day. 

Today I also start look at the weather reports and right now the forecast is for Clouds with limited sun with the high of 62 degrees.   I could not ask for better weather!  

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Training almost finished - the home stretch (Asbury Park 1/2 Marathon)

Today I am three weeks out from my first half-marathon in two years. My schedule has me running 13 miles today, so I picked this run I did five years ago.

Link: http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=307319

As an update on my training. I have had problems with doing a majority of the shorter runs because of winter conditions - however I have committed myself to do the long runs, and to that I have been 100% successful. My weight loss is on target - but just barely (last weigh-in: 12 lbs lost so far). Everything looks like it's a go for the Asbury Park half marathon! Praise God!