According to the timing chips, I completed the Peachtree Road Race in 58:45 this year. I am pleased by this number. Even more so because the last time I ran it, the chips said that I ran the race in 1:03:04, which mortified me that I was then incapable of completing 6.2 miles in under an hour. But such a fluke has been rectified, and I’m back to under an hour, right around the pace where I think I should be running.
As I said, I am happy with my result. Especially considering how blown up I felt during the ascent up Cardiac Hill, making me think that I was ill-prepared this year, but the key is that I never stopped running regardless. And despite feeling like I didn’t have the late-race adrenaline rush like I had in the past which has usually served to hoist me through the final 0.2 miles of the race, when I saw the finish line in sight, it came through once again, and was a big contributor to shaving off at least half a minute from my time.