run a half marathon in 1:45

52.5 laps on a track. Not the most exciting run but certainly an accurate 13.1 miler. Splits were all between 7:50-8:05 until the last mile, which was in 7:36. Overall time: 1:43:56
Hoping to beat it on race day.

You need about an 8 minute mile pace to do this. I tried to do it in a time trial and was on pace through mile 11 then crashed. I passed 10 miles in 79:40 then slipped to an 8:15 pace. If only I could manage the last 2 miles in 16:00 but it was not to be. Mile 12 was 8:40 and 13 was over 9:00 but I still finished in 1:47 flat with only 1 day of rest. If completely fresh, I’ll bet that I could do it on a race day and I intend to try after I recover from my first marathon.

1:47 and change…

1:59 in my first half-marathon
1:52 in a recent time trial
-going for sub 1:50 at Memphis on December 1.

Completed 2 half marathons this year in 1:54 and 1:50. Will run my next in Apr 30 and I hope to build up some speed and pace up to 4:55/k to complete that under 1:45.