Kentucky Derby MiniMarathon

There were 11581 half marathoners. I was in corral E and as you can see in the picture, the start line isn't even visible. You can see D corral but not, C, B, or A. There was also corrals F, G and I believe H and I.

I've been wanting a shirt with the Hebrews verse about running on it. Loved that this guy had it! Also liked the Philippians verse hanging on the overpass.

Churchill downs was when I really started having a lot of trouble with my knee. It began hurting around mile five and by this time I was in pain!

I completed it. That is about all I can say. I kept hoping the endorphins would kick in, but nope, they didn't. At least not enough to see me through the 13.1 miles. As you can see from my time below, I ended up walking a lot from mile 9 on. I forgot to turn off my Garmin. My official time was 2:45:54 with an average pace of 12:40. Just a tad more than my first half marathon……but I am already talking about doing this one again next year and for us to make a weekend out of it. We can get a room in one of the downtown fancy hotels for a couple of nights. Then Jim can watch from the balcony! And I will be in better shape to blast this time.

Split Time Distance Avg Pace Summary 2:48:30.6 13.22 12:45 1 12:03.3 1.00 12:03 2 11:31.7 1.00 11:32 3 11:17.4 1.00 11:18 4 11:27.9 1.00 11:28 5 11:54.2 1.00 11:54 6 12:08.8 1.00 12:09 7 12:07.6 1.00 12:08 8 11:56.9 1.00 11:57 9 13:50.1 1.00 13:50 10 13:16.6 1.00 13:17 11 14:31.3 1.00 14:31 12 14:00.5 1.00 14:01 13 13:59.5 1.00 14:00 14 4:24.9 0.22 19:41

My official place was 8840 of 11581 and 156/349 in my age group (55-59), and 4849 of 6961 women.

......but this was the highlight of my trip......love this little girl!