Yesterday I ran in the Austin 3M Half Marathon and set a personal record (not hard to do considering this was only my second race). My time for the 13.1 miles was 1:56:25 (h:m:s – and yes, I worry about the seconds), for a pace of 8:53 per mile. My goal was to beat 9 minutes per mile, so I’m happy with the result. I’m also happy to say that the morning after the second race is not nearly as painful as the morning after the first race was. Thanks to Dave Gerold for cheering me on at mile ten as I ran through his neighborhood.