Winterman 2010

Today was the 2nd annual Winterman race. Last year I did a 10k relay with 3 other people, this year I wanted to do a Half Marathon on my own. Leading up to the race day I was watching the weather and when they said that it would be -1 and no snow I was so happy, so when I woke up this morning and looked out the window I was not too pleased to see the snow falling. I was feeling good but a little nervous for this race, not sure why. My plan for this race was to race it but if I wasn't feeling it I wouldn't be disappointed with the results. It was cold and windy and snowy, all the things you don't want to see on race day.

The course was definitely a hilly route, I don't think we ever ran on any flat part for the whole course. It was a series of 5k loops up and down hills plus an extra loop of 1.1k. My main goal for this race was to get a negative split, it wasn't too hard since all the racers started at the same time so I had no choice but to go slow for the first km trying to get through the crowds of people. Then I got into my rhythm and kept on a decent pace for the run I found it rewarding to pass people on the uphill.

My stats for the race are as follows:
1:39:45 finishing time (4:44 pace) Another PB for me too
28 out of 253 competitors
4 out of 113 women
2 out of 17 women (30-34 years)