Just the basics, I'm not much of a writer...
I chose this race because they give out medals for the 10k finishers. I didn't think I'd ever run a Half or Full and I wanted a %^^& medal so I could buy a rack to hang it on.
Got Bling
This was my first 10k and my goals for the race were pretty simple. 1. Don't Die 2. Finish 3. Maybe sub 1:20:00
I didn't die, I finished, and in 1:15:04 3 for 3!
Start of the race was at 7:40, 80 degrees and 80% humidity. Maybe 85 at the finish. I had planned on a 12:30 pace but ended up with: 1.11:21 2.11:36 3.11:43 4.12:07 5.:11:55 6.13:15 .2 11:22 I walked a little at the water station just before mile 5 and just couldn't get back into it.
Not bad for an old man with PAD I guess.
Saw this sign after the race I thought was amusing.
Any suggestions on a Half training plane for dedicated penguin? I'm thinking about a Half in March.
Hip Redux
Pancakes are certainly good motivation.
Great job - and that bling is pretty cool!
Great job! Love the medal.
Damaris
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I love pancakes. Nice bling, congrats.
delicate flower
Nice job! That's a cool medal. I like the sign. I usually go with the French toast but I ain't fussy.
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That is a cool medal! Sometimes RRs don't need many words and you write just fine. I'm bad at acronyms; what is PAD?
Barking Mad To Run
Congrats on your 10K! 1:15 is great, especially with what you are dealing with!
Jack: I believe PAD is Peripheral Artery Disease. I may be mistaken.
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Jess runs for bacon
Pancakes! I mean, awesome job! Don't blame you on the bling, I love it too!
That's correct. I've got stents but my glutes are still a pain in the butt.
Congrats on your 10K! 1:15 is great, especially with what you are dealing with! Jack: I believe PAD is Peripheral Artery Disease. I may be mistaken.
Will run for scenery.
I was guessing Pancake Addiction Disorder
Nice job and cool medal to boot !
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
Caretaker/Overlook Hotel
Believe it or not, I can attest to actually having thought about the pancakes I gorged on in the middle of my 10K yesterday!
Motivation, smotivation.......whatever works. I enjoyed those pancakes to the fullest! That's for sure!
Congrats on the hardware!
Randy
Really? That was rather cool!
Regarding a half marathon plan, you already know more about running than I did when I ran mine!
Good stuff man, very inspiring. Congrats on running your longest distance...for now. ; )
Great job, sir.
Pancakes and Pad Thai sound great, post LR.
Cool medal too, congrats.
Antipodean
Great job at smashing your goal.
As for halfs, I can't recommend a plan, but would recommend starting now to slowly increase your mileage. My first half is at the end of September and I started increasing at the start of the year. But there's always something getting in the way so I'm glad I started so early. Yesterday I ran 11.5 miles and still have a couple more long runs before I taper.
Anyway, great race and good luck with your future running.
Julie
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
~ Sir Edmund Hillary
race obsessed
Good job. It was rather warm out there today.
I do believe I saw you walking around after, but I was recovering from running the HM and trying to cool down.
Congrats!