Martian Half Marathon - adjusted results

If you read my previous post, you would have learned that the half marathon I ran on Saturday was actually 13.40 miles long.  The timing company was quick to acknowledge this issue and notified us that they would adjust the time accordingly so we would have our accurate 13.1 finish time. 

The updated results are posted here and I learned that I just missed my PR by 14 seconds!!  My official finish time for 13.1 miles would have been 1:37:45, 7:28 pace!  My results for the actual course length of 13.40 is 1:40:10, 7:29 pace.  I ran a half PR on March 20th with a finish time of 1:37:31.  So close!!

I was satisfied with my results, but this makes me extremely happy to know that within 2 weeks of each other, I was able to bust out a sub 1:38 half.  I am really starting to see the results of my hard work.

March Stats and Week 10 Complete

Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 1% incline w/ 8 x 400's 7:57 OA pace

Tuesday scheduled: 8 mile run
Tuesday actual: 8.11 mile run outside 1:01:57 7:39 pace, push ups 3 x 15

Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 4 mile run 33:27 8:21 pace, upper body lifting, core work, push ups

Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 8 mile run on treadmill 1:05:47 8:13 pace, push ups 3 x 10

Friday scheduled: 8 mile mgp
Friday actual: rest day

Saturday scheduled: 17 mile run
Saturday actual: Martian Half Marathon 13.40 (yes, the course was long!) 1:40:10 7:29 pace, .83 w/u 7:21, 4 mile c/d 35:24 8:51 pace, 18.32 total miles

Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 25 minutes AMT/stair step setting 20% resistance, upper body lifting, core work, push ups 4 x 10

Schedule Total Mileage: 41 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 43.43 miles
Weight: 121lbs

~~~~~~~~~~March Stats~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March Miles: 175.73
March Strength Training: 15 days

Martian Races and Mother Nature

Tomorrow is the Martian Invasion of Races and blogger meet up!  I am very excited to finally meet some of these fabulous bloggers that I follow.  Not only are we meeting prior the the race, but we are having brunch/lunch afterwards.  I have to make sure I remember to pack my camera!

I am also hoping that Mother Nature is playing a very cruel joke on us and that it will actually be 50 degrees and sunny tomorrow morning.  As of now, the weather channel is saying 36 degrees and snow.  really?  It's April!  I am so ready to retire my running tights, gloves and other cold weather gear until next winter. 

I also decided how to get my additional mileage in.  Being that it will be a balmy 36 degrees (weather says "feels like 31"), I will run a 2 mile warm up prior to the race and 2 miles cool down after the race.