Copenhagen Half Marathon

About the race:

CPH Half was one of those races that I didn't really train specifically for, but still thought would be fun to do.
I ran CPH Half once before in 2016, where I ran it in 1:43:58. I was impressed by how well it was organised, and knew I wouldn't mind running it again some day. So when my coach asked me if I wanted to run it, I said:"Sure, why not".
When I received my coach's plan for me, I thought he had gone mad. He intended for me to bet the 90 minute mark, meaning I would have to hold a steady pace of 4:15 per km. Considering that my best 5k was at a 3:55 pace, this seemed a bit... Optimistic.
I've learned to trust my coach over the months we've been working together though, I decided to do as the man said.

Gear:

My racing gear would be a Fusion C3 shirt, Fusion C3 3/4 tights (a minor mistake) and my trusty Merrell Vapor Glove 4 shoes. I used extremely cheap cotton toesocks, which only lasted that one race. For fuel I had a package of Clif Bloks.

Things I should have reconsidered:

Taping my nipples wouldn't have been a bad idea, they weren't rubbed bloody, but there was some chafing and I could feel that the next few days.
3/4 tights were way to warm (I picked them because of the thigh pockets which, as far as I know, only Fusion has).

Execution:

During the race I generally kept my intended pace of 4:15, sometimes a few seconds faster and some times a few slower, but never more then 5 seconds either way. I tried to keep track of how much seconds I was ahead or behind, but about half way I lost track.
I didn't make use of the pacers, but I did keep an eye out for them, knowing that if they would pass me during the race, my plan of running below 90 minutes would fail.
My chews (I find gels cumbersome and kinda gross) I took every 3-4 km. There were 6 in the package, and for me this seemed sufficient and didn't upset my stomach.
During the race I wasn't particularly hard pressed and didn't have great difficulties keeping my pace. When I passed the 20 km mark and still felt good, I increased my pace to 3:30-3:45, knowing I could maintain that pace for the last km and it would ensure that I would be under the 90 minutes as intended. Especially the last few hundred meters, I went all out.

The result:

I crossed the finishline, right around 1:30 and my Garmin said 1:28 so when I went to have a look a the official time, I was quite confident I had succeeded.
The official time was 1:29:35