Week: 39.5 miles
Workout: 2 loops of Prospect Park - Coney Island via Ocean Pkwy
I woke up at 4:00 a.m., and left my apartment by 4:30 a.m. I was planning on catching the 1 train and switching to the 2 in order to get to Prospect Park. But when I got to the station, I saw a notice that said there were no trains stopping at the station. *!%#!!! I ran to the A train station and caught that instead. I think I arrived at the Grand Army Plaza station around 6:05, along with about 1,000 other runners. I just followed everyone else.
I knew it was a long walk to the baggage facilities, and they were supposed to close at 6:20. Plus, I knew I was going to have to make a bathroom stop, so I was worried about making it to my corral on time. Those were supposed to close at 6:40. By the time I got to the baggage area, it was 6:35. I was standing on line for the bathrooms by 6:40. I think I got out at 7:00, the start of the race. I ran to the corrals. I got to the 6000s corral and realized all the corrals were already closed and the race probably already started.
So I ran back to the last corral, the 8000s, and started the race from there. I don't think that's ever happened to me before. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was probably slowed down a little, but by the time I got to the first mile, I could run my own pace. The hills in Prospect Park were tougher than I remember. And Ocean Parkway is as boring as ever. This is not my favorite half marathon.
1 hour 27 minutes 53 seconds (6:42/mile)
Splits
1 -- 7:10
2 -- 6:47
3 -- 6:38
4 -- 6:31
5 -- 6:37
6 -- 6:48
7 -- 6:34
8 -- 6:37
9 -- 6:33
10 - 6:37
11 - 6:34
12 - 6:37
13 - 6:38
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