{"id":1797,"date":"2016-07-18T22:56:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T04:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2016-07-18T22:56:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T04:56:17","slug":"capitol-reef-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=1797","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Reef Half Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This was the first time I had registered and planned <\/em>on running a half marathon. I did run one a couple months ago, but that was after dropping down from a 55k at the last minute. This meant that I went into it knowing that 13.1 miles was the target. With my 50k race I have made game plans, but that is a lot of miles to plan out, and I’m still pretty inexperienced so whatever plans I make tend to fall apart as the day wears on. With 13.1 miles, however, I felt I could make a careful plan.<\/p>\n

So, here’s what it was: Go out very conservative for the first 4 miles of climbing. Pick a comfortable but challenging pace for the middle 5 miles of downhill. Pick up the pace for the last 4 miles and finish by going out strong and fast.<\/p>\n

It almost worked out that way.<\/p>\n

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