Palmetto Half Marathon Race Recap

Saturday, April 14 I headed ran the Palmetto Half Marathon in Columbia, SC. I signed up to run this race with my friend M but due to some calf issues she ended up not running and another friend took her spot. 

My alarm went off at 4am. I drank 1/4 cup of coffee and met S by 5:00 and we were off. The drive to the race was right at an hour. We gave ourselves plenty of time to get their and get our things and make a bathroom stop (or two). The race started at 7:00 sharp! 

We got their and there was plenty of parking and everything was very well organized! Columbia always knows how to put on a great racing event. This race is in it's 3rd year and has continued to grow! There were close to 1,000 runners who ran the half marathon.

I wasn't sure what to expect for this race. I hadn't raced a half since last October. I knew I had been racing well lately so I didn't set any real goals for myself but just to go out and have a good run and that is exactly what I did.

The weather was absolutely perfect for this race. We couldn't have asked for any better weather for running!

Here is a breakdown of my half:

Mile 1- 7:36

2-7:31

3-7:25

4-7:21

5-7:27

6-7:16

7-7:16

8-7:48

9-7:31

10-7:28

11-7:42

12-7:44

13-7:26

.1-7:23

Official chip time = 1: 38: 43

New PR by close to 10 minutes!

#67 out of 932 runners

#12 out of 521 females

3rd place in the 25-29 age group

Thank you God for another absolutely beautiful day for a race!