~13.1 mi @ ~9.6 min/mi

"Must ... resist ... temptation ...", says Roadkill at mile ~3 where runners turn back for the 8k option. Butterflies flit among flowers; corn stands tall in the fields. Temperatures are in the 70s, unusually cool for the Riley's Rumble half marathon.

"Go Roadkill!" Vixen cheers. Her photo at the mile 10 aid station captures a moment of joy, as runners sips ice water before facing the final climbs on a hilly course.

Preliminary results: 217th place of 506 finishers, 5th of 14 in the 65-69 year old male cohort, chip time 2:05:24 (gun time 2:05:40). Mile splits, roughly corrected for GPS error: 8.5 + 9.2 + 9.3 + 9.3 + 10.0 + 9.6 + 9.6 + 10.4 + 9.9 + 9.4 + 9.6 + 10.4 + 10.3 minutes, plus a sprint for the final fraction.

Riley's Rumble Results:

• 2:05:24 - 2019-07-28 - Riley's Rumble Half Marathon
• 2:09:01 - 2018-07-29 - Riley's Rumble Half Marathon
• 2:07:37 - 2016-07-31 - MCRRC Rileys Rumble Half Marathon Race
• 1:54:18 - 2014-08-03 - Riley's Rumble MCRRC Half Marathon Race
• 1:52:33 - 2013-08-04 - MCRRC Riley's Rumble Half Marathon Race
• 1:59:44 - 2012-08-05 - Riley's Rumble Half Marathon (warm and humid)
• 2:10:34 - 2011-08-07 - Riley's Rumble Half Marathon 2011 (meltdown!)
• 1:57:33 - 2010-07-25 - Riley's Rumble (race declared a "fun run" due to excessive heat and humidity)
• 1:55:25 - 2009-07-26 - Riley's Rumble Half Marathon (unofficial new course, possibly long?)

(trackfile) - ^z - 2019-08-16