Dallas Half Marathon 2022/12/11--missed opportunity

_goal “A”: 1:31:59: sub 7 pace. “B”: 1:32:13: 7:02 pace. PR _mistake With family visit and holiday preparation, I stopped monitoring body weight. I ignored the mild fainting spells, forgetting it could be the symptom for low body fat. Calf cramped 1 morning. I finally stepped on scale --3 lb lighter than race weight. _race weekend logistics: 3:30pm: check into downtown hotel; hotel parking full; pissed 4:45pm: packet pick up before rain 8pm: Systemware Xmas party at Ritz Carlton 5:15am: breakfast; hotel lobby coffee ran out 8:30am: gun time; air temperature = 52F

[hotel room with a view] _race plan More climbs first 7 miles. I’d hold constant wattage just over 7:00 pace. Hold the same wattage for final 10k. Averaging 7:00 pace overall.

_race Weather was good but not great. Stryd splits were close to the mile markers. I lost a little ground at first 7 mile checks. I wasn’t concerned—I just needed to increase wattage for the final 10k. I stayed in comfort zone for too long and ended up 1:32:48—49 seconds behind “A” goal. I felt I wasted the training by poor execution. For several hrs, it was hard to swallow. I felt I could've raced faster if I invested more: skipped company Xmas party; asked a friend to pace me; weighed myself daily; practiced racing shoes more. I had no problem walking post-race—I just didn’t run hard enough. by 3pm, I was back to daily grind: puppy Yama and family activities. Monday I woke up with sore legs and felt blessed to have first-world problems. I wanted to celebrate the first sub-95-minute half since February 2015. Previous day no longer felt like a screw up: just a "B-" result when other parts of life took priorities. GPS: Garmin 245 with Stryd Time: 1:32:50 Pace: 7:02 Official chip time: 1:32:46