I will try to run a 1.20 half marathon this weekend

Not that it’s something extraordinary but it’s pretty good for an amateur runner that I am. It will a major milestone in my journey of running. I ran a 2.57 marathon in October of 2021. When I was an amateur just-under-four-hour marathon runner (oh, well, I’m bragging about being a very good runner now!), I used to dismiss half-marathons as insignificant efforts. Now I understand that every distance, every race has its own role and place in a runner’s journey. The ultimate journey is to run a sub 2.49 marathon in Chicago in October later this year.