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Linda
Congrats Lisa-Marie. You look strong in the pic. Nice job.
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Over 45 PR's: 5K - 21:21, Half - 1:39:49, Full - 3:33.47
Congrats!
Cindy
2017 Races: Turkey Strut 5K 11/23, Mistletoe Half Marathon 12/2
Nice job! Congratulations on meeting your goal!
Congratulations on your race. Your race photo looks like your smiling. Good luck on your 10K!
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
Old , Ugly and slow
Good job on your first race.
first race sept 1977 last race sept 2007
2019 goals 1000 miles , 190 pounds , deadlift 400 touch my toes
Great job on your first race. That's a great pic too!
You look like you're having a blast.
As far as the length of the course, they measure it along the shortest distance through the turns etc - within the parameters of the course.
See how wide you went through the turn in the photo? If you do that multiple times, you're Garmin is going to reflect what you ran, not the actual distance of the course.
In a marathon, I try to run the tangents (cut the corners while staying on course), but will still typically show about 26.37 miles on my Garmin rather than 26.2, which is the actual distance of the race.
Now you can use this information in your next race and trim a little off your overall time, providing you can get through some of the traffic jams going around turns......
Thank you for posting this report. I loved reading it! Great job!
not bad for mile 25
WTG! Glad you enjoyed yourself and met your goal!
Disney freak
Great job on your first race. That's a great pic too! You look like you're having a blast. As far as the length of the course, they measure it along the shortest distance through the turns etc - within the parameters of the course. See how wide you went through the turn in the photo? If you do that multiple times, you're Garmin is going to reflect what you ran, not the actual distance of the course. In a marathon, I try to run the tangents (cut the corners while staying on course), but will still typically show about 26.37 miles on my Garmin rather than 26.2, which is the actual distance of the race. Now you can use this information in your next race and trim a little off your overall time, providing you can get through some of the traffic jams going around turns...... Thank you for posting this report. I loved reading it! Great job!
Thank you SO much for explaining that to me! I really appreciate it. And it makes sense...
Lisa Marie