This has been the premiere race here in Santa Barbara for a number of years with just under 2000 runners toeing the line and I’ve only managed to run it twice. In 2005 I was gearing up for my first marathon (New Las Vegas Marathon, which is now the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon) and I ran it in 1:57. I was very happy to run under 2 hours and felt at the time that I maybe could have run it harder, but I had no prior experience to relate to. I ended up running Las Vegas in 4:05. Yesterday I was again hoping to cross the line in under 2 hours and I had a sense that I wasn’t in quite the same shape as I was in 2005.

Long story short, I ran 1:55 yesterday and couldn’t feel better about the race and my prospects for the full marathon in December. My quads are continually reminding me that I did have to push it a bit harder, but my confidence for the marathon has taken a noticable jump.

The first thing I’ll do after posting this is change my new 1/2 marathon PR on my home page which is ALWAYS fun!

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