After every run, PB or not, there is always a slight feeling of, maybe I could have gone quicker. At the start of the year I had a 90 minute half marathon as a target and I didn't manage to make it, but I'm really pleased with today's result. On a freezing cold day (it was actually freezing, it was the first time I've seen a frozen puddle here in 16 months), and after a less than ideal build-up I managed to run my best ever half. If I compare my situation to this time last year I can look forward with real optimism. After a very bad day in Elda in November last year I picked up my training, when January came things had improved and I ran a 1:34:40 half and was very pleased with that at the time. I'll finish 2009 with a much better level of fitness than I started, so touch wood, it will lead to a more successful year ahead with all my targets achieved.
The race was fairly well organized, it wasn't the most interesting of circuits but it was in a small town in the middle of nowhere, its difficult to make it exciting. But the thing they do well is to provide a great bag of goodies at the end. I came home with a technical t-shirt, a towel, a loaf of bizcocho and a big box of grapes. The t-shirt and towel are both red, and since I never wear red I'll probably never use them but hopefully i'll find a home for them.
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