This was a fun but difficult race. This was my slowest half marathon which could be expected because it was run in a loop instead of down Provo Canyon, but it had more to do with my physical condition. If you are reading this, you can easily check my recent running history and see how unprepared I was for this race. To summarize how I got here: I signed up for the Utah Valley Marathon in October. In November, my right hamstring started to hurt right at the top where it attaches. In December I decided to stop running for a while and see if it went away. I did a lot of stationary cycling and weight training to stay in shape. It didn't go away. I started running again in February to see if the marathon was still possible. It started getting better. My schedule called for a half marathon this weekend so I signed up for this one. In March, my shins started hurting. So, I stopped running again knowing that the marathon was out, but I figured I could still do this half. The course was fun. I really enjoyed it. I wasn't sure what to expect for a time, but was pretty sure 2 hours was out of the question. I really had no goals other than to finish and to line up and see what happened. I ran this as well as I possibly could have, so while my time wasn't great, I am very happy with my performance. If someone had told me that I would come in under 2:05 at the start of the race, I would not have believed it. Details
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