Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon

Only 17 days to go until my next half marathon.  The Garry Bjorklund half marathon in Duluth was my first half marathon ever.  I have run it twice already (although that was years ago!)  And I think we need to start another "guess Kier's half marathon time" game again.  So let's hear it people...how fast/slow will I run this one?  

I'll give you a few hints this time:  I plan to run with Tony (if I can keep up!), Tony ran the Stillwater half marathon a few weeks ago with a time of 2 hours 1 minute,  this route is not as hilly as the Med-City route was, my Med-City half marathon time was 2 hours 6 minutes 29 seconds.

Maddie and I at the 2...er, 12 mile mark - Med-City Half Marathon
Looking Good!

Med-City Half Marathon & WINNER!

It is now Tuesday, and Maddie and I are both alive - which means we survived the Med-City Half Marathon that we ran on Sunday. We had a very ambitious goal to finish in 1 hour and 57 minutes (9 minute mile pace) and wouldn't you know - we were so close! We stuck to that pace for the first 8 or so miles, and then a few hills got the best of me. We ended up finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 29 seconds - pretty awesome (considering we both got less than 5 hours of sleep!)

You know what we were trying to figure out at every mile marker? Who is going to win our bet? At first, I knew it was going to be Leah, with a guess of 2 hours 2 minutes...but then those hills dang it! As we approached our last 3 miles, we knew Christian had it in the bag. With a guess of 2 hours 6 minutes and 34 seconds, he was a mere 5 seconds off our actual time! Holy Crap! Way to go Christian - spend your $5 wisely!