Martian Half Marathon 2007

The Martian Half Marathon was my 5th half marathon in pursuit of my goal to run 25 half marathons in 25 different states. The race was on April 1st in Dearborn, Michigan. I followed a different training plan for this race. The plan was the advanced half marathon plan by Hal Higdon.

Early on race morning it was raining. As the morning progressed the rain subsided. Once the race started the rain had disappeared and heavy clouds remained. My goal for the race was to run under seven minutes per mile (sub 1:31:32). I started the race with a goal to run the first mile under 7:30. I thought that if I could run a decent first mile, I would be able to get into a rhythm and make up the time lost in the first mile. My first mile split was 7:08. My splits for the next seven miles were very consistent. At mile eight, I ate an eGel by Cranksports. I was feeling a bit tired, but the gel provided the energy I needed to push hard in the last three miles. The last 5K was run in 20:18 and my official time in the race was 1:30:41.

I was very happy to reach my time goal for the race. All of the hard training paid off.

Unofficial splits from my Garmin Forerunner 205

1 – 7:08
2-3 – 14:08
4 – 7:00
5 – 6:57
6 – 7:00
7 – 7:01
8 – 7:03
9 – 7:01
10 – 6:57
11 – 6:46
12 – 6:25
13 – 6:28
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