Cowboy Hazel

My last race was a disaster. I went up to the Armory with unrealistic expectations and then got my ass handed to me in the mile. The disappointment of that took a lot out of me, so I'm going to do my best to avoid the same mistakes at this Sunday's Manhattan Half Marathon. Looking at my running log this morning, I realized that I have 76 miles in for the past 7 days. Add in 96 flights of stairs and, as you can imagine, my legs are less than fresh. A sub-1:25 half is on my list of goals for the year, but no matter how much I want it, I just have to realize that it's not going to happen this weekend. So where do I set the pace? It's not written in stone yet, but I think I'm going to shoot for 1:27:00, or 6:38/mile. That would be a personal best (current is 1:27:17) and, as such, is a decent goal but I feel like it's within reach if I'm having a good day. Now, let's just hope for a good day...