After having finished my first half four years ago with a time around 2:20, I finished yesterday Medellin’s half-marathon at a very satisfying new race PR of 1:48. First time I don’t feel I either started too fast or didn’t give enough.

Everything went as planned: kept a 5:13 min/km pace almost all the time, started at that pace even if I felt I could do better or everybody else was passing me, accelerating on downhills, speeding down shortly from time to time when I was gasping, not getting influenced by any one else’s pace, forgetting about pacers, and a great give-it-all sprint in the final Ks. For a very humid day, and an average of 27 degrees Celsius (although mostly overcast) it was a great finish.