Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon

So the day starts with me feeling MUCH better than I have in 3 weeks.
The thing I had to remember coming into this race is that I have not done ANY training in the past 3 weeks.
The morning was PERFECT for a half marathon and marathon. It was a bit foggy, but nice and cool. With 5 minutes left before race time, I exit the bathrooms and start to lose the layers of clothing that are keeping me semi-warm. Perfect timing...
I throw my belongings on the baggage bus that will transport it to the finish line and move to the starting line.
I end up meeting up with Ryan Kircher and he also has the same game plan: go out in a 7 minute first mile. Ryan and I find a nice little hole to plant ourselve for the 2 minute wait until the start.
The race begins and these are my following splits and thoughts:

Mile 1- 6:55 (nice smooth start, right on target)
Mile 2- 6:16 (Oops, a bit faster than planned)
Mile 3- 6:27 (better)
Mile 4- 6:37 (perfect)
Mile 5- 6:15 (a tad fast, but feeling ok)
(at about 5 1/2, I tell Ryan my legs are feeling it and he can go)
Mile 6- 6:29 (nice, but done with this pace)
Mile 7- 6:57 (ugh)
Mile 8- 6:57 (double ugh)
Mile 9- 7:20 (ok, feeling tired but not fatigued)
Mile 10- 7:21 (starting to tire)
Mile 11- 7:35 (just make it without stopping, Joe)
Mile 12- 8:07 (just make it without crawling, Joe)
Mile 13- 8:21 (ok, I think I can make it without walking)
The last .1 miles- 41 seconds (had a bit of a kick left to hold off a charging dude)

Total time: 1:32.25

So, all-in-all, not too bad. This is the first race that I flet like I didn't need to curl up and take a nap in the middle of it. The last 3 races felt that way for me.

So, positives:
Not fatigued
Didn't walk
Not incredibly ill

Things to work on:
Endurance (gone)
Speed (missing a little)
Drinking out of a cup while running (apparently, I lost that ability as well)

Next up: Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon at Thacher State Park. 10/26/08
Goal: 1:30.00