RunningAHEAD - Topic: A new PR !! Intrepid Dezine Half Marathon

GreginND

still alive

posted: 6/19/2007 at 9:24 AM

I drove up to Winnipeg last weekend with a goal of beating my record time for a half marathon. Exactly one year ago I ran this course in 1:51:30. I was determined, anxious, and excited at the beginning.

I started out pretty fast with pacing less than 8 minutes per mile. By around mile 10 I was feeling the effects and my heel started hurting. It slowed me down just a little bit, but despite the pain, I pushed on. Here I am just coming into the stadium for the finish. My official time was 1:47:27 !! I came inm 513 out of 3469. More than 4 minutes faster than my previous record. Can't ask for much more on Father's day than to beat a personal best and have your son cheering you on to the finish line.

I need to get longer socks!

This is such a long way from where I started . . .

Greg in ND

One day at a time.

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 6/19/2007 at 9:28 AM

Great work on the PR, the great pics and the improvements you have made!!

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Dave23

posted: 6/19/2007 at 9:34 AM

Nice job, Greg. Looking fit. Keep it up.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 6/19/2007 at 9:36 AM

Greg, you rock! But your poor heel makes me cringe! Do your shoes slip on your heels or do they just come up too high in the back? A year ago I had a pair of NB 1000s that were shaped oddly in the back and rubbed my right heel raw--I still have a discolored area of scar tissue. Your son is so sweet. I'll bet you have a running buddy soon! Smile

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modal

posted: 6/19/2007 at 10:22 AM

Awesome! Maybe one day I'll be as fast as you. Smile

So what happened to the ING sunglasses?

Vim

GreginND

still alive

posted: 6/19/2007 at 10:38 AM

Thanks! My shoes fit fine. My socks were just too short, slipped down, and I rubbed it raw. The ING glasses I picked up in April at the ING Trestle Valley Marathon in Minot, ND. That was a fun race with only a couple hundred people. I did the half there in 1:56 and change. Half way through this race it got a little too cloudy for glasses and they started to bug my nose, so I pocketed them. I was kind of hoping for a 1:45 race, but that wasn't to be. I'm still thrilled with a sub-150. Not bad for a clydesdale who couldn't walk around the block without getting winded a few years ago. I need to shave off some more weight and I'll be there. I have a full marathon scheduled in October (Twin Cities Medtronic Marathon). Here are my splits according to the garmin . . Lap Time Distance 1 7:48 1.00 2 7:56 1.00 3 7:56 1.00 4 7:50 1.00 5 8:18 1.00 <-- with="" a="" pit="" stop="" 6="" 7:58="" 1.00="" 7="" 8:03="" 1.00="" 8="" 8:10="" 1.00="" 9="" 8:19="" 1.00=""></--><-- feeling="" the="" distance="" 10="" 8:21="" 1.00=""></--><-- feeling="" the="" distance="" 11="" 8:07="" 1.00="" 12="" 8:25="" 1.00=""></--><-- slowed down to check on my heel - couldn't do anything about it, so i just kept going. 13 8:07 1.00 14 2:04 0.28 slowed="" down="" to="" check="" on="" my="" heel="" -="" couldn't="" do="" anything="" about="" it,="" so="" i="" just="" kept="" going.="" 13="" 8:07="" 1.00="" 14="" 2:04=""></-- slowed down to check on my heel - couldn't do anything about it, so i just kept going. 13 8:07 1.00 14 2:04 0.28>

Greg in ND

One day at a time.

va

posted: 6/19/2007 at 11:08 AM

Quote from GreginND on 6/19/2007 at 10:38 AM:

...Not bad for a clydesdale who couldn't walk around the block without getting winded a few years ago. I need to shave off some more weight and I'll be there...

Greg, these are great numbers! How did you get so fast? Were you a good runner when you were a kid?

Runnergabe

Along for the Ride

posted: 6/19/2007 at 11:32 AM

Awesome PR Greg! I was very moved by your before picture and the pic of you finishing the Half with a new PR. You're right, there can be no better present on a fathers day. You probably gave your son a gift too - more quality years with his dad.

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

GreginND

still alive

posted: 6/19/2007 at 11:44 AM

Quote from va on 6/19/2007 at 11:08 AM:

Greg, these are great numbers! How did you get so fast? Were you a good runner when you were a kid?

No! As a matter of fact, I was never really athletic when I was younger. I lost a lot of weight (~50 pounds) by riding my bike and working out at the gym. I started running only two years ago to try to drop another 30 pounds. This is my 5th half marathon. My first was last spring about a year after I started running. I did just under 2 hours. My first full in January at Disney in the heat and humidity was awesome, but slow (4:33). It's addicting! I started running to lose weight. Somewhere along the way I ran a race and, as is typical, began to run to compete!

Greg in ND

One day at a time.

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 6/19/2007 at 1:02 PM
modified: 6/19/2007 at 1:03 PM

Wow Greg, congrats on the PR! And wow, what a transformation ... what a healthy, fit, wonderful example you are setting for your son Smile

Great job! Big grin

Modified to add: your poor heels! What's a bitch is getting them to heel while still running (I bought shoes that came up higher than my old shoes and had similar looking heels ... I kept RE opening the sores every time I ran)

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Mississippi

posted: 6/19/2007 at 1:04 PM
modified: 6/19/2007 at 1:37 PM

Congratulations! Nice PR. Great picture of you and on your son. I like your two handed wave in the third picture, looks like you were having fun. Smile

Michelle

Chenille

posted: 6/19/2007 at 1:27 PM

That's great! Congrats and thanks for sharing the report and pics!

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Bonkin

posted: 6/19/2007 at 3:03 PM

Way to go, Greg! Nice job on the PR and the weight loss!

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