Lost Dutchman Half Marathon, Apache Junction, AZ

2 of 12 Half Marathons for 2012, brought me to Apache Junction, AZ. Nice out and back route with great views of Superstition Mountains. New PR, finished Overall Place 115 / 1114 and Division Place 8 / 70. A very tough run mentally, I was keeping an eye on my pace each mile, but misread mile 7 thinking it was 8:40 and just decided to not look anymore and it felt like I struggled the rest of the way, but as it turned out mile 8 was one of my fastest and I finished with a time that shocked me. So it turned out to be a great run and a fun weekend taking in the sights in Arizona!