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Half marathon · Houston to San Antonio, TX

Road to
13.1.

Eight weeks from a 13:55/mile shakeout jog to a finished half marathon. Every logged run from July 31 through race day, September 27, 2026: the Run MONOPOLY Series half.

Race day

Finisher

Run MONOPOLY Series Half Marathon · San Antonio, TX · Sun, Sept 27, 2026

Sprinting toward the finish line under the Monopoly arch Smiling at the finish line, holding up the finisher medal
2:50:05Chip time
12:59Pace per mile
283/436Overall place
191Male place
58Age group (30 to 39 M)
13.1miDistance

Hilly course, walked a chunk of it, finished it. The hills are a big reason the Road to 26.2 plan has a weekly hill session.

Training

The numbers

Pulled from Strava. Hover or tap a point for details.

Pace, every run

Minutes per mile, run-walk average. Lower is faster. Bigger dots are longer runs.

Training runHard effort (relative effort 150+)

Distance, every run

Miles per session. The long runs are where the distance got built.

Under 5 milesLong run (5+ miles)

Turning points

Fastest pace of the block

9:43/mile average on a 3.16-mile run, the sharpest pace of the whole cycle.

First long run past 8 miles

8.22 miles at 11:30/mile, when the block started to find its stride.

The proving run

12.36 miles in 2:44, run to confirm the half marathon distance was in reach. Relative effort 224, the hardest session in the data.

Race-week outlier

8.72 miles three days out from race day. No pain, but well outside the planned taper mileage and the last hard effort before the start line.

Race day

Finished

13.1 miles, finished. Chip time 2:50:05 (12:59/mile), 283rd of 436 overall.

Gallery

Race day photos

Packet pickup through the after-party, plus the official course photography. Tap a photo to open it full size.

At the finish line, holding the medal Race bib, picked up before the half marathon With a friend before the race Selfie with a friend before race day Race kit laid out the night before Sunrise photo with a friend before the start Crowd at the starting area Sunrise selfie with a fellow runner before the start Selfie in the crowd at the starting line A runner in a Monopoly board costume On the trail with the crowd of runners Trail selfie with a fellow runner Runners on the trail path Spectators cheering with signs Mile 6 marker Trail selfie under the trees Aid station at mile 11 Celebrating with the finisher medal Selfie with the medal after the race With a fellow finisher, dog masks and medals With a fellow finisher, medals in hand Photo op at the finish-line backdrop Celebrating at the finish-line backdrop Post-race hangout with a friend Post-race hangout with a friend, flexing Post-race hangout with another friend Official photo: running the trail, thumbs up Official photo: running the trail, big smile Official photo: running the trail with another runner behind Official photo: running past neighborhood homes Official photo: running under blue sky Official finisher photo with a friend, medals on Official finisher photo with a friend, peace sign Official finisher photo with a friend, dog masks Official finisher photo with a friend, dog masks, another angle Jumping across the finish line Sprinting toward the finish line Wide shot of the finish line with spectators Jumping toward the finish line Clapping near the finish line Finish line close-up Running under the finish arch, arms raised Running under the finish arch Close-up sprint to the line Close-up, arms swinging Final stride to the line Side profile running past the arch Official photo: running the trail, thumbs up under the trees Running toward the FINISH banner Running toward the FINISH banner, wider shot Sprinting past the finish banner Arms swinging near the finish banner Closing in on the finish Clapping near the finish Close-up, hand raised Hand to face, emotional finish Close-up sprint, arms up Close-up, clapping Close-up, mid-stride Close-up, hand raised to cheek Close-up, arms out Looking up at the crowd Close-up, hand raised, big smile Course scenery near the finish area
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