Ottawa Army Run half marathon.
1:50:59...

7 minutes slower than what I was going for. I was on pace for the first 10K... Then the heat, and rain, and wind, and side stiches got to me. Decided to slow down and take it as a marathon pace long run. I was feeling bad yesterday, but after talking to some people who ran the same race and being told that everyone was 5-10 minutes slower than expected, I feel better

Still managed to place top 5.75% of the 6013 females finishers, and top 6,71% in my AG. Those are better numbers than my PR race, so I'm happy with that!

I did the Rock n Roll HM in Philadelphia yesterday 2:15:36 10:20avg was looking to break under 10 didn't happened a big, huge crowd, nice event well run live music throughout the run and I started out through 10miles averaging 9:50 or so per mile and that's when I felt It, runners were on the side of the road & on stretchers, I had to hold back in order to finish I knew it, I had hit a HM wall, so you keep running knowing the day was shot and now just looking to salvage the day, when I was done, I was shot, sooo done but, I had finished it too see another run!

Oak Openings Stampede 50k (9/14/2014) (repeat female overall winner). 5 hrs. 11 mins... Wasn't really happy though since I was on track for a 4 hrs 40 mins finish until I got seriously lost on the last mile!!!

Swansea Bay 10k - very hot! Set a new PB of 56:18 and was 59/ 256 in my age group (my best ever result!)

RACE 13.1 - Fayetteville, NC (September 7, 2014) Half-marathon: 2:05:01
Weather was warm and extremely humid on a relatively flat course, I was 5th in my age group (M 60-64), but I also set a new PR (for 2 weeks). I had run a 26 mile training run just 6 days earlier.

RACE 13.1 -Raleigh Midtown Fall (September 20, 2014) Half marathon: 2:01:55 (new PR).
Weather was near perfect, but the course is hilly including an 8% grade section in the last half-mile (averaged 6.2% in the last half-mile). Came in 1st in my age group (M 60-64).

Both races are training races for the marathon I will be running on November 2nd.

Did the Gail Parkins Ovarian Cancer Awareness 5K on 9/13/14 and came in 3rd in my age group with a time of 26:20. It was warm and 100% relative humidity. I ran this same race and course last year with a time of 28:03 and came in 1st in the M 60-64 in 2013, so I got faster on this course but was outrun by a couple of stronger runners.

I have been running for a few years now, but jus started racing in 2014. I ran my first race ever this May. The Vancouver Half Marathon 2:27:49 on 2014-05-04 and then completed my second half marathon in Edmonton on 2014-08-24 with a PR. 2:22:03. These are the only 2 races I have ever done. I am doing another half marathon on Oct 25th Hope to get a second PR.

Did the Alive & Running Run/Walk 5K benefiting the L.A. Suicide Prevention Center yesterday, Sept. 28, 2014.

Got a new PR!!!!

Finished in 27:08 and won #2 in my age group F35-39 out of 86.

TC 5k

18:58 :-) :-) 20+ sec PR.

2nd woman out of like 1000 I think?

Minster Oktoberfest 10K Classic - 41:10, 111th overall, 13th in AG. Broke my 42:46 PR from April by 1:36.

Now it's off to Chicago for a laid back marathon effort and just enjoy the energy and experience sans pressure

I ran Cardiff Half Marathon yesterday and set a new PB (by 8mins!) running it in 2:06:21 I started running last year (my first 5k was November) and this was my 4th HM of the year. My first took me 2:40:10 so have taken 34mins off in about 14 weeks! Sore this morning though :ohwell:

I ran the Michelob Ultra Half Marathon in Atlanta. I liked this one; it was perfect weather, the event was well organized, the course was great (but very hilly), and the finisher's medal and t-shirt are both very nice. I finished in 1:53:37, about average for me.

On Sunday, the Clarendon Half Marathon (http://www.clarendon-marathon.co.uk/) in 2:07:57.

First half marathon attempt and I'd only got the all clear from my GP to run it a week before. Six weeks of reduced mileage left me a bit under-prepared.

Lots of lessons there to learn.

Memorial Hermann 10 for Texas
October 11, 2014
10 miles
1:21:37
8:10/mile

260/2,247 Overall
199/925 Gender
20/78 Age Group

This was my first 10 miler and my longest race to date, having done mostly 5K's and two 10K's. This had been my big goal race since May. After some good 5K's in June and July, I set an ambitious goal of 1:20:00, but as the race got closer, I realized that wasn't going to happen. I ran an awful 10K last month where I wanted to average 8:00 miles but I went out too fast and had to end up walking a lot because I was just too exhausted. I was really disappointed in that. But my training had been good the last month. The weather here has been low-mid 70s in the morning. But last Saturday it was 62, and when I did my long run, it kind of morphed into a "practice race" and I ran 10 miles in 1:22:30. With the temperature being back at 73 today, I didn't think I'd be able to do that well again. I was just expecting to beat 1:25:00 and get as close to 1:22:30 as possible. So I'm extremely pleased with the result.

My first race was a 5K on March 29, with a result of 28:08, 9:05/mile pace. It feels like I've come a long way in the last 6 months.

My next big race will be my first Half Marathon in February though I plan on doing at least a Turkey Trot 10K and a 12K's of Christmas race before then.

Octoer 12, 2014
Goodlife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon (first 1/2 marathon)
2:48:15 about 10 min slower than expected, but was running with someone and wanted to stay close to them.
I felt really good during the whole thing, but the local support and organization were lacking compared to other runs I've done in the city (lacking adequately spaced water stations, people that knew what was going on, poor expo). The swag was excellent though