OK you turkeys, go get it!

Name	Date	Distance	Race	Location	Goal	Result
WhoDatRunner	11/3	13.1	Monumental Half Marathon	Indianapolis, IN	<2:00	1:56:26
C-R	11/3	26.2 13.1	Monumental Half Marathon	Indianapolis, IN	<4:00 2:00	1:56:26
CliveF	11/10	26.2	Anthem Richmond Marathon	Richmond, VA	3:15	3:18:38 (20 min PR!)
TeaOlive	11/10	13.1	Soldier Half Marathon	Columbus, GA	Finish	2:01
C-R	11/10	5K	USATF Indiana Masters XC Championships	Carmel, IN	<25:00	22:47
WhoDatRunner	11/10	15K	DINO Trail Series	Spencer, IN	Enjoy the scenery	1:49:39
Flatfooter	11/11	10 miles	Northwest Trail Run	Crystal Lake, IL	<1:07 or Top 3	1:08:40 4OA
TeaOlive	11/18	26.2	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	3:45 4:15	4:14:10
Slo_Hand	11/18	26.2	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	3:45(ish)	3:48:36
C-R	11/18	26.2	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	<4:00	DNS
DoppleBock	11/18	26.2	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	<3:00 (<195lbs)	3:13:17
CliveF	11/18	N/A	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	VOLUNTEER, meet RA'ers, drink beer	DNV
WhoDatRunner	11/18	N/A	HHFMM	Nashville, TN	VOLUNTEER, meet RA'ers, drink beer	WooHoo!
Greg C	11/22	5K	Free Fall 5K	Rochester, NH	18:59	DNS?
Seanv2	11/22	4.78 miles	Manchester Road Race	Manchester, CT	48:00	48:10
C-R	11/22	3.3 miles	Bolt for the Heart	Carmel, IN	<21:00	22:48
CliveF	11/22	5K	Strong, Focused & Soon To Be Stuffed 5k	Huntersville, NC	Top 5OA	WIN! 19:48
Gville Kevin	11/24	5K	Run Santa Run 5K	New Milford, CT	17:30	17:33, 2OA, PR, Smiling Cub Scout!

Guess I'll give this another go.

11/3 - Monumental Half Marathon, Indianapolis, IN : <2:00:00

Go big or go crash-n-burn.

Name	Date	Distance	Race	Location	Goal	Result
CliveF	11/10	26.2	Anthem Richmond Marathon	Richmond VA	3:15

 

Go big or go crash-n-burn.

Nice.  Kill it.

Monumental is a fast course. Pay attention to the wind. If it's headed southerly at the end, you can blow out your legs to get you to 10mile, and then ride the gradual decline down Meridian and the wind to the finish. If the wind is headed north up Meridian like it was a few years ago, and you're hoping for the first situation, it can lead to a spectacular flameout. 

Monumental Full Half - Nov 6  Who the F*&^% knows. Right now in my condition I'll take anything sub 4. Damn. Ummm. I'll still take the sub 4 but I think I will run with WhoDat and help pace.

Monkey - see above.

I can't believe I've let myself go like this. Holy shit.

MTA - I just checked my registration for Monumental and I wasn't as stoopid as I thought and only registeerd for the half.  Heh.

HHFMM < 3 hours

10/14 = 215# - I cannot break 3 > 205#.  It would be a hell of a lot easier < 195

So its not really about the training as much as the weight loss.

1:58 is a possibility. I plan to start with the goal of a 9:10 pace, but if I feel good I may try to speed it up to a 9:00 pace. I want to try and be a little more conservative in the beginning this time. I seem to do better when I start off slower and speed up. The Monumental course should be easier than the Hendricks County course, so that will help.

My fastest half was doing just that at Monumental. It's crowded enough at the start that it really doesn't make any sense to burn your legs up at all. By mile 3, it'll thin significantly. Assuming good weather, the course should be about as fast as a course can be. The last time I ran it, there were pace groups for the full, but not the half. IIRC, the full breaks off at about mile 9. If you think you have the legs and the weather is decent, this is the course to shoot for a PR. I say, start slow as you said, then ease faster by a few seconds where it is comfortable. If you can catch the 3:50 marathon group (1:55 half) by mile 9, blast out the end to see if you can get that 1:52 this year. Or blow up on the side of the road.