I ran in the Indianapolis Monumental half-marathon today. (The real runners ran in the full marathon – but I’m not up for that distance.) It is really an excellent event. Plenty of people, but not nearly as crowded as the Indy Mini. The course is also much nicer than the Mini. The Monumental goes north and features downtown, Meridian Street, and some nice neighborhoods on the near north side. It ran smoothly, and the weather was fairly nice – a little cool at 30 degrees, but sunny with no wind to speak of.
For me, the good news was a PR for a half marathon; the bad news – my time was 2:00:02. I really need a Garmin. Had I known, I could have cut 3 seconds off to break two hours! Still, it was a good time, and I definitely recommend the race to those who are into such things.
Way to go, Doug!
I’m surprised that they didn’t have the time posted at the finish line. Most races do. I’ve also seen races that count the last five seconds in any hour at an, how shall we say, different rate than time is normally counted.
Thanks! They did have the time posted, but I didn’t start at 0:00. I had a general idea of the time, but hadn’t calculated it with any precision.
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Gosh, I was up in one of those neighborhoods around noon on Saturday. If I had known you would be zipping by, I might have walked the extra block over to cheer you on.
I wouldn’t exactly call it “zipping.” I did have the pleasure of seeing some of the elite runners finishing the marathon shortly after I finished the half, and they’re truly something to behold.