Val Nolasco Half 2022: a month out from the first marathon

Four weeks before the marathon for a fiftieth, we ran the Val Nolasco half, the last race in the readiness series. Jay ran 1:57:03, which was his first half under two hours, and I'm going to let him have that one, and he knows I'm letting him.

I ran 2:28:47. I don't have my Hibiscus time from that May in front of me, so I can't tell you exactly how much six months of just showing up was worth, but it felt like a lot. The time wasn't fast, it was just faster than before, and at this age I'll take faster. After that came the taper, then December, and then everything else on this site.