Pumped for the half-marathon

Just got back from the Health Expo at Ravens Stadium where I picked up my race packet for the Baltimore half-marathon, which I will be running on Saturday. I've been putting in some long runs over the past few weeks, so I expect to do pretty well. Last year I covered the course in 1:47:38 (gun time was 1:48:44). I could possibly be 6-7 minutes faster than that this year.

My training runs have been longer this summer than in previous years. I'm currently at the point where I can do a 9 mile loop at 8:30 pace with no problem. I've also run numerous hills up at Patapsco which has built up my strength.

I am excited about the race and am looking forward to setting a big PR!