Your assessment of your race was put really well. You also seem to have put things in perspective about what you want to do, and where you want to be and that is always important.
Going into an event injured is always tricky, but it looks like you played your cards about as well as one can short of taking a DNS.
More thanks everyone! I really appreciate it.
LTH - I've averaged around 24 mpw since January.
5k - 25:15 (11/18/12)
10k - 1:01:51 (2/14/15)
10mi - 1:33:18 (3/2/14)
HM - 2:06:12 (3/24/13)
Upcoming Races:
Benched until further notice. :/
Everything you need is already inside. [[Bill Bowerman]]
Smaller By The Day
Congratulations. I think you did great.
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
You look strong in your pic. Congrats on your 1st HM
and you shld do real well with better training luck.
2015 Races
2XU HM - 29 Mar
Mostly harmless
Congratulations! You put in a great race and were really smart about your pacing. Your finish time was really good for a debut HM especially with your setbacks and time off. Avoiding injuries has always been difficult for me so I can relate to what you went through preparing for this race. I imagine that you could really be competitive at this distance if you can get a good endurance base established and stayed injury free.
Thanks for sharing your RR!
"It doesn’t matter how often you do it or how much you accomplish, in general, not running is a lot easier than running." - Meb Keflezighi
Very nice debut! Congrats on completing your first! It sounds like you listened to your body really well both in training and in pacing the race, and I'm sure that helped you with that strong finish. Good luck on your upcoming races and your next HM this fall.
I think you did great in your first half, bravo! I love your pics, you look really strong and focused. Good luck in your upcoming races!
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
Skirt Runner
Congrats!! You did great!
The pics aren't showing up on my computer
PRs: 5K- 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K- 1:00:13 (10/27/13) 4M- 41:43 (9/7/13) 15K- 1:34:25 (8/17/13) 10M- 1:56:30 (4/6/14) HM- 2:20:16 (4/13/14) Full- 5:55:33 (11/1/15)
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