Runs4Sanity
Last night I wasn't nervous, but I was restless and had a hard time falling asleep. I was a little worried about my legs and how they would hold up (pushing Dorian in the stroller has kind of stressed things again, not awful but tired), 5:15 AM came way too fast.
I was slow to move, I just felt weird overall while getting ready. I wanted to make sure everything was in place and I wasn't forgetting anything. Getting to downtown, I made sure to park about .6 miles or so from the start so I could get in a decent warm up run and use the casino bathroom.
It was 48 degrees, 12 mph NNE winds and cloudy. I had a sweater or long sleeve shirt over my race outfit... I've got to remind myself to buy DH another long sleeved shirt.... I took it off just before we crossed the start, wearing only a tank top and shorts, it really didn't feel too awful. I was immediately regretting starting near the 2 hour pace group, I should've gotten in front of the 1:50 pace group. I have no idea how many people I passed within the first half mile, but it was aggravating lol.
Mile 1 - 8:58
Mile 2 - 8:43
Mile 3 - 8:49
I grabbed a cup of gatorade somewhere in between mile 3 and 4, I decided to slow down and walk so I could sip it up rather than risk choking. Probably cost me a few seconds. I was still feeling pretty good.
Mile 4 - 8:37
Mile 5 - 8:32
Mile 6 - 8:43
Mile 7 - 8:54
At this point I realized that I seriously needed to use a port-a-potty but couldn't see one. Around mile 7.5 I figured there would be a port-a-potty, but when I got up there I saw the port-a-potty.... it was knocked over, yeah...
I was pissed off a smidge, I knew I would have to do something otherwise I was going to have a very embarrassing accident and would probably never run this race ever again.
Mile 8 - 8:49
Mile 9 - 10:06
A FREAKING PORT-A-POTTY!!!!! Sure it was about 15 feet or 20 feet off the course, but it was a bathroom and I needed to use it. I didn't pause my garmin which is why mile 9 shows 10:06 min/mile, I knew this would cost me a new PR, let alone finishing close to my current PR of around 1:53:12 but I was okay with that as my biggest concern was seeing how my legs would handle this race as it would also help in my decision on whether to continue with plans of running the IMM or not. So far my legs were doing great, other than the slight soreness in my upper hamstrings and glutes but I will chalk that up to the donkey kicks, fire hydrants and the weird butt lift with alternating leg lifts yesterday morning.
Now to get back on course and head for the finish line.
Mile 10 - 8:36
Mile 11 - 8:39
Mile 12 - 8:50
It was getting tough at this point, my stomach was starting to act weird. I kept begging it to please let me finish and to not do anything stupid, I was getting tired though and felt hints of a few side stitches in various places.
Mile 13 - 8:49
.1 - 7:27
I was done!! Another half marathon finished and overall it really went well.
Garmin Time: 1:56:06
Net/Chip Time: 1:56:06
Average pace of 8:52 min/mile
Overall: 480/2,119
Gender: 130/1268
Division (F25-29): 16/155
5k Split: 27:29 (pace: 8:51, rank: 495
10k Split: 54:20 (pace: 8:45, rank: 464
14k Split: 1:15:36 (pace 8:42, rank: 453)
last 7k: 40:31 (pace: 9:19, rank: 487)
*Do It For Yourself, Do It Because They Said It Was Impossible, Do It Because They Said You Were Incapable*
PRs
5k - 24:15 (7:49 min/mile pace)
10k - 51:47 (8:16 min/mile pace)
15k -1:18:09 (8:24 min/mile pace)
13.1 - 1:53:12 (8:39 min/mile pace)
26:2 - 4:14:55 (9:44 min/mile)
Warm&fuzzy
Nice race FS! I hope I can be that fast in a couple of weeks.
Runner with a riding problem.
thanks. Just make sure your tummy feels the same lol.
Congrats. Nice job getting that close to PR considering what you've been going through lately.
Sorry about the PM issues. Ugh, that is the worst.
So which way are you leaning on IMM?
Dave
Looks like you did great! That's too bad about the "bathroom" issues; any idea what caused it? Unusual food yesterday or something? But you got right back on pace after so that was good. Congrats on a strong race!
PRs:
5k - 22:53 (May 2015)
10k - 50:00 (unofficial; part of 20k race, March 2015); 50:33 (official; July 2016)
HM - 1:48:40 (Apr. 2015)
Thanks Dave and music_girl.
As to why I had the issue, it was actually an issue for me in the very beginning but around last year or 2013 I seemed to have figured it out or my body did. I think it has something to do with my pace, the harder or faster I push, the more often I seem to have these little issues. And since I haven't really trained for speed this year, and my training has been suffering, it just showed up this morning.
As for the IMM....... *ponders to self*, yeah... you know I think I can do it. Much slower than this morning lol, but yeah I could handle another 13.1 miles. I am going to wager that I will be close my current (only) marathon PR, if not behind it.
We'll just see how the next 4 weeks go too.
Nice to come close to your PR after the difficulties you've had in your training. Congrats.
Thanks
That's a good race, especially with the lapses in training you've had. To race that strong for 13 miles shows you still have the fitness, nice job.
Barking Mad To Run
Congrats on your half, way to go! Dang, you're speedy! I once had a dream about you and I doing a race together....but you were just a "speck" in my vision....waaaay ahead of me, lol. So much for ever chasing your Great Legs!
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Lmao! Thanks Scotty
Thank you LRB, this morning has given me a bit of hope that I can start and finish the IMM.
Nice splits. You handled that pace really well for the whole 13.1 miles you had to run. I'll echo what everybody has already said: that is even more impressive considering the training issues you've had.
Nice race considering the challenges you had with training. Any chance Gatorade doesn't agree with you? The only other thing I can think (and have never tried this), would Immodium help on race day?
Congrats, Free! I like that you parked further than necessary to get in a warmup, haha.
Thanks guys.
I woke up with shaky tummy issues but it used to be a very normal thing for me. This is the first in over a year.
Haha Jay, maybe but it was an easy exit so it was worth it.