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!