Half Marathon Goal

I was curious about how I am doing for the year running wise, and here is what I learned, based on my running stats.

January - April
118.62 miles
Avg. speed is 4.43 miles per hour.
Avg. pace is 13.42 min per mile

I thought it would be interesting to see where I am as I get ready to do half marathon training in earnest. What does this mean for my half marathon training. Of course I would like to be faster. I think I know though that won't be as fast as I used to be.

So what is realistic? I would like to bring my pace down to 13:15 min/mile. I know on the surface that doesn't seem like a lot. It would mean though that my half marathon finish time would be just under 3 hours. I can do it if my training goes well.

Because my goal is 4 half marathons, I'm giving myself plenty of chances to work on the time. For now I have three half marathons tentatively planned:

July 22 - Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon
Sept. 3 - Morse Mini
Oct. 7 Mo'Cowbell
#4 - TBD

I will start my official training for the half marathon quest this coming week. Let the games begin.

Charlie