Santa Cruz 1/2 marathon. round 3.
New personal record: 1hr 46min 48sec – 8:06/mi. Nuts! [results]
I’ve been working out regularly. Not just for this event, but to stay in shape and in good spirit. 15mi/wk on average. With 2 kids loving my attention, getting more than an hour away a day is tough so 5 mile runs will have to do.
Tip: I often need “mental time” at work to prepare for presentations or challenge value / time spent / waste on tasks de jour…. doing this while running [along the ocean] is very effective.
Kaizen. Consistently improving your personal best record is a double edge sword. One one hand, you conquered ‘it.’ On the other hand, you know that next year just got that much more serious. How serious? Enter the 7min window.
Next year, the challenge is 7min/ 50sec per mile. Game on.
