Singapore Half Graphic

In America ... no way! I would be much further back in the field. (Click to view larger)

Singapore Half Marathon 2010

I finished the Singapore Half Marathon this weekend in 1:51:16. It was 9 seconds off of my half marathon PR. The race was fine. It was typical of Singapore - hot humid, crowded and with a few hills. I am glad I ran it. Now I am ready to move on to the Texas Marathon on January 1st.

Can't have it all

This weekend is the Singapore Marathon and Half Marathon. I am running the half. I am also training for a full marathon on January 1 so this race comes at a strange time. I am supposed to be running long this weekend – like 21 miles or so – but I will only run 13.1. I am not going to taper too much for the half because I need to keep the miles up for the marathon. My quandary is that I want to run this race well. The balance is hard to achieve. One will suffer for the other and for me the marathon is more important than this weekend’s half. I will let you know how it goes …