PAD, beat you up how? What are your plans for training for the upcoming half & full?
Sore legs and general fatigue. Almost the same as when I did my HM.
I'm just using a variation Higdon, building miles to finish before the sun goes down.
Damaris has crossed the half! I don't know what her goal is, but she is looking speedy to me! About to pass Jerry's station I think!
Good luck, Brilliant and sapf!Hi, Rach!
Congratulations to Damaris. She finished!
PAD - aside from the sore legs, how was the race? Which marathon next Feb.?
Congratulations to Damaris. She finished! PAD - aside from the sore legs, how was the race? Which marathon next Feb.?
A little disappointing not sure why, a 20 second PR at 1:06:47.
The Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth. I ran the HM there this year.
Congrats D!
Penguin Power!
Finished the Staten Island HM. As expected a PW (by almost 20 minutes). I need to double down on my ankle PT exercises. I actually felt pretty good at the start and decided to go out with the 2:30 pace group, but the pacer was running way faster than the stated pace (she was banking time for sure). I turned off the audio cues on run keeper and everything, intending to follow her lead, but she was running at a 10:45 pace for the first few miles instead of the intended 11:30. So I let them run ahead at mile 4. I landed a bit weird on it at mile 6 and felt a sharp pain (which subsided) but decided to play it safe and walked a bunch after that. I think if I hadn't landed strange on my bad ankle I maybe would have managed a non-PW. But the stars can't align at every race. I'm going to keep on trucking with my running - though I'll probably take the next couple of days off. I've also learned that I need my audio cues on my phone (or some way of knowing my pace) to keep myself on track.
My next long race isn't until mid December, hopefully my ankle will be much stronger by then. I have a couple of 5 mile races in the meantime, but those should be okay :-)
Upcoming Races: Run as One 4M (4/24) * Japan Run 4M (5/8) * Brooklyn Half (5/21)
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Sapf: good stuff and take care of the ankle. Your times will only get better. Get your miles in and you won't need the pacing group.
Sapf - too bad about the pacer. That must have been discouraging. I hope your ankle isn't too bad and you feel better tomorrow.
AFM - I kicked my old PR to the curb! I beat it by 3 minutes on what, IMO, was pretty crappy training. I'm feeling pretty good after a visit to the beer garden, a shower, some Mexican food, and a nap!
Former Bad Ass
Sorry about the ankle but good job, sapf!
Brilliant, yay!
I had asthma all through the second half but still ran the fastest in more than a year.
Damaris
Congrats Brilliant.
Congratulations Brilliant.
Sapf - sorry the ankle caused problems. Good job finishing anyhow.
afm: I woke up stiff and sore, so when Jim suggested heading to the park for a short hike this afternoon, I was happy to go play in the autumn leaves instead of pounding the pavement.