Juro Tongsin

I completed the half marathon at the 26th Ganghwa Beach Marathon in 2:07:13, averaging 6:01 per kilometre. Early on, I worked hard to follow the two-hour pacer's balloon at 5:40 pace, but holding that speed became harder than expected after 8 km. I settled into the low sixes, briefly slipped into the high sixes and low sevens, then gathered myself and kept trying to stay inside 6:30 through the finish.

I had not slept quite enough, and Monday's 23.40 km LSD may still have been in my legs; even at the start, my energy felt slightly low. Still, 23.40 km on September 7, 10 km on the 10th, and 21.01 km today made 54.41 km, my highest weekly mileage yet. September already stands at 66.58 km. There are 133.42 km left to reach 200, so the medal can go on the wall while I get back to running consistently.