First major milestone: check.
I didn't follow Hal Higdon's training program as religiously as I should have -- i.e. the race was a little more painful than it could have been. It was revelatory that my finish time was only 2 minutes slower than when I ran it in 2011 -- when I thought I was at peak fitness. This makes me wonder if I'm even capable of hitting an 8:30 min/mile ever.
But I'm still holding the course. Time will tell. Brit and I registered to run the Oregon Marathon on September 28. My goal is to run it in under 4 hours. i.e. a 3:59.
Back to Helvetia. I love that run -- the countryside course and the hamburgers at the finish. This year one of the YW ran the 1/2 -- on the same day she graduated. It was a cool day for her. A few of the other YW ran/walked the 10K, as well. We all got to run for free -- a perk from helping out at Hippie Chick.
