I did the Disney Half marathon this weekend. I was happy with my result for my first try-- 1:58(top third of 40-44 age group) but I know I can do better now that I know how this works. I had no experience so I was stuck in the second to last corral with a hodgepodge of walkers and runners. I was overwhelmed at the beginning by the huge number of people! I had to bounce around dodging people until we got out of the Disneyland area. I wasn't really able to develop a rhythm until I got past the 4 mile mark. My splits were 29:55@5k (9:37 pace), 57:20@10k (9:13 pace), 1:25@15k(9:07 pace), 1:58 finish (9:00 pace).

I have two questions. I'm not that great at math, so how do I figure out my per/mile pace after the 5k mark? I know I was speeding up because my projected finish kept decreasing. My second question is how do I proceed with training if I want to do another race in about 3 months? The plan I used for this race was from Runner's World. It started at 16 miles per week and gradually increased until the event. Do I start over with the same plan or is there some kind of maintenance training I should do? Whatever plan I use I mix in swimming and biking because I also do Sprint distance triathlons and I also plan to do a century bike ride in the next 6 months.