andytrihard

Gotta TRI

posted: 5/10/2008 at 7:51 PM

Well I am SUPER PSYCHED!!!! Today was my second ever half marathon and I KICKED it!! A quick reminder to those who may not recall, I quit smoking in Aug. 07, I was 214 lbs. on Jan. 07, and I turned 40 in Nov.07. I'm now 176 lbs, definatly an ex-smoker, and still 40 Big grin

. I ran my 1st half in Feb. 08. It rained ,it snowed, my feet hurt and I came in at 2:22. On to today: I was feeling awesome this week. Ran some good mileage and was pumped for this race. Yesterday at work lifted something I probably shouldn't have and really tweaked my back! Angry

My thanks to my chiropractor for taking me in yesterday. Last night it was killing me! This morning I did have serious thoughts of bailing out of the race. Aside from the back pain I was feeling good though, so I raced. Miles 1&2 were a little rough, and ironically it wasn't my back that hurt but my shins right down low at the ankles. Then all of a sudden BAM! I just took off. I settled into a nice rythym and just cranked. Mile 4 took on a little protein in the form of a black fly Tongue

My splits were looking good though, I was running under a ten minute pace. Miles 6-11 turned hilly. Man if I wasn't running uphill, I was going down. But I didn't let up, nice and steady. 11-13 I picked up the pace a bit, quads starting to really burn now. The last tenth of a mile I can see the finish line so i poured it on. Net time finish:2:00:17!!! I'm ecstatic!! Elated! And, surprisingly, feel pretty good to boot!! Added note: DW also ran and finished 2:12.

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JasonR

posted: 5/10/2008 at 9:34 PM

Sweet race. You killed it!

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/10/2008 at 9:46 PM

Holy crap, a 22 minute PR?! Shocked

That is un-friggin-real! I guess I know who got my speed, today--awesome race, Andy! Big grin

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Bonkin

posted: 5/10/2008 at 9:52 PM

Andy, dude, that's one awesome race you had there! Congrats! I think there will be more stories like this in your future. What's next for you?

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runnerclay

Consistently Slow

posted: 5/10/2008 at 10:00 PM

Great run. Let the good times fall

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Marcus L S

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posted: 5/10/2008 at 11:43 PM

Great job Andy!!! Keep up the good work.

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Mississippi

posted: 5/11/2008 at 12:37 AM

Congratulations!! That is an awesome PR! Smile

Michelle

Giff1023

posted: 5/11/2008 at 9:00 AM

Awesome job! You PR'd by 20%... wow. What a fun race. I was there too - the disco water stop was fabulous. They were playing "It's Raining Men" when I went through, which I'm a little shamed to admit is one of my favorite songs ever. Someone on the course also told me it was all downhill after mile 6. Uh, no. Not so much. Anyways, congrats on a great race (and your wife too!)

Anya_

posted: 5/11/2008 at 11:46 AM

Way to f'n go!!

- Anya

Teresadfp

One day at a time

posted: 5/11/2008 at 12:00 PM

Way to go, especially with the back pain! Ouch. It will be easy for you to break 2:00 now! Congratulations to your wife, too. What is her history with running?

PowerOfQ

Think Whirled Peas

posted: 5/11/2008 at 3:09 PM

Awesome PR Andy!!!! Shocked

Congrats and keep up the great work!

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JimHowe

posted: 5/11/2008 at 10:44 PM

Super run Andy; I got all excited just reading about it. You didn't just beat your old PR, you smashed it! Days like this make it all worth while. Congratulations!

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Daisy99

posted: 5/11/2008 at 10:51 PM

Nice job! That fly protein must have done the trick Tongue

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