Hi Hilly! - well done on your PB - and it was good to meet up with you & 90 minutes - I thought the conditions were GOOD but by no means ideal, and the couple of hills were just short enough to keep going - but my split times seem a bit odd*, did the course have a certificate of accuracy ??!! I hope so
as for my "sub-2hr" time - it was insanely close with my watch reading 1:59:59!!! have checked the results & my official time was 1:59:57 - so woopee!! although I put my "predicted" time down on this thread as 1:59 - it was mostly wishful thinking (in my dreams) so to actually DO IT was amazing (Seaton was my 31st Half, now with 4 of them being sub-2 hr times, the previous 3 in 1998-99!!)
The whole race was mental for me - constantly telling myself to keep going, get on with it, stop whinging, keep concentrating, and that's where other runners are so helpful, often without realising it!! either when trying to keep up with them or passing them
I didn't take my usual energy drink and really missed it - somewhere before the mile 12 marker I suddenly felt depleted & panicked - and was reassured by the female runner who finished about half a minute ahead of me - Thankyou!! I was hoping to speak to her, but the chilly weather coming in meant most of us were seeking warmth & shelter
*my splits were:
9:01, 8:30, 9:01, 9:02, 11:38(!?), 7:15(?!), 8:11, 9:00, 9:52, 9:34, 9:52, 8:36, 10:27
