Started off strong all through mile 9 felt great. Starting around mile 10 I could feel myself mentally saying, "Push this Heather." I went strong another mile, but the last two miles were mentally rough. I'd never "Hit the Wall" before but I could feel it coming close. My 1/2 mile paces were...
1: 8:55 and 8:48
2: 8:47 and 8:54
3: 9:00 and 8:41
4: 8:48 and 8:30
5: 8:30 and 8:30
6: 8:11 and 8:24
7: 8:29 and 8:24
8: 7:59 and 8:12
9: 8:11 and 8:17
10: 8:36 and 8:29
11: 8:11 and 8:06
12: 7:59 and 8:00
13: 7:53 and 8:12
I finished at 1:49:26 with a 8:21 min/mile average. I was 98th overall and the 28th female finisher. I was 10th in my female age group.
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