Congrats anyway!

This is one of my fears of small races, although not yet had this problem (staying away from the front of the pack helps ).

You would have been out in front & the leader  First place was 16 minutes for slightly over 2 miles. This was the first time I've ever done a race timed by this RM group (not gonna throw them under the bus). I was considering their Halloween race. Now I'm not. Although from what I gathered, they were responsible for timing only, someone else had done the course markings. And no one was at any intersections or turns, aside from one cop at the main road.

Nice race Onemile!

 

I wish it were that easy bro, but you have to put in the miles or there is no point to any of it.

 

Despite getting the most sleep in years last night (and the past week for that matter), I just never had the energy or desire to run today.

 

The course was an out and back with the out portion ascending and I just could never get going, it was awful.

 

I didn't look at my watch except for the mile splits and ran by effort instead, and if today is any indication of what's to come I am toast.

 

I tried to salvage the back end but my legs are just sore and I am spent and just sick of the whole stupid thing.

Good job on sticking with it.  I am told that 'time on your feet at marathon pace effort' is what matters.

Mitch finished his marathon in 4:13:47. His soft goal was 4:15, so he beat that!

 Good job on sticking with it.  

Yep, that was all I had FFS.

The urge to run easy was overwhelming. It was also stupid because I did that last week, so I just put my head down and churned my legs. Telling myself to just stick with it, numbers be damned.

For those keeping score at home, I managed a GU in-stride at miles 4 and 8. I had another in my pocket for mile 12 but by then my sole focus was to get to mile 15, and the end of the 12 miles at quality of the run which seemingly. Took. For. Ever.

 

Yep, that was all I had FFS.

 

The urge to run easy was overwhelming. It was also stupid because I did that last week, so I just put my head down and churned my legs. Telling myself to just stick with it, numbers be damned.

 

For those keeping score at home, I managed a GU in-stride at miles 4 and 8. I had another in my pocket for mile 12 but by then my sole focus was to get to mile 15, and the end of the 12 miles at quality of the run which seemingly. Took. For. Ever.

*10* GU points!

 

For those keeping score at home, I managed a GU in-stride at miles 4 and 8. 

But what flavors?

 But what flavors?

Big red apple and lemon sublime.

I actually ran with the lemon one in my mouth for about a hundred.meters before finally choking it down FFS. I've come a long way baby.