What happened?

So I have had a bit more time to process the half from last Sunday....

I know I could make a ton of excuses either way so here we go...

I traveled in a car 7 hours
I didn't eat a lot of protein Saturday
I wasn't with the running club girls. I felt like I had to make sure David was taken care of, which um he's a grown man he can take care of himself.
Did I run my training runs too slow?
I didn't do all of my pace runs
Is this the best I am now? Are my faster running days over? I mean I finished in the top 5% of women and in my age group. 8:14 average isn't bad. However I once ran a full marathon in 7:37 average????!!!!
My mind and legs just weren't on that day....

So I just signed up for a half marathon in town in 2 weeks! A bunch of running club girls are running it also and it's a pretty flat course. Granted I will be at altitude but whatever. I now don't have crazy expectations. I just want to have fun. Goal a 1:45 or under. I was already going to run this in a relay so what's 7 extra miles? I will chalk up Lincoln to a good learning experience. I feel pretty good about this decision and am excited too! That is what I love about running always something to figure out....