Columbus 1/2 – October 19:

1:24:11, 93rd overall (out of 10,411). 5th in my age group. Overall, we had optimum race conditions, and with a new course, some challenges I had not experienced in the first couple of miles of previous Columbus Half/Full marathons. I went out a little aggressively given the elevation climb in the first 2.5 miles, and paid for that a bit later, with a relatively slower paces for mile 8, 11, and 12 (7-15 seconds off goal pace). On the plus side, the new course did take us past Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which was an added bonus. It was a lifetime PR age-graded (now I AM starting to sound old!), but not for the “raw time”. Close but no PR!

It was a very small run for the their homecoming weekend festivities. Mostly students, a few alumni and myself (my friend works in financial aid there and invited me to tag along). It was just stop watch timed, but they had someone measure it for distance. I had a good run. Nice to do one so small and not have to weave around people the whole time. New PR for me 28:49 (but again just stop watch timed).

TIME 43:47