Today I finished the Stuttgart Half Marathon within four minutes of my goal time. I am very happy that I kept a solid pace and met a wonderful person along the way. When I first saw the balloon, I thought it was a pace runner, but I learned that she was actually just a runner with a balloon. She was on Team Sanwald and we ran almost 20 kilometers together. It was a great experience and I enjoyed the views along the route. After the race, we enjoyed a post run beer , as advised by German researchers. I felt really good after the race and even after a few hours, I'm not as fatigued as I have been after previous half marathons. I really attribute my success for both my run time and my recovery to proper training. All of the time that I put in prior to this day was really worth it. I am a big fan of Hal Higdon and his great training plans. Whenever I have followed a plan, especially the long runs, I have better race times and ...
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