RunningAHEAD - Topic: Deer Flies SundayDailies

Cyberic

posted: 6/6/2021 at 2:35 PM

Quote from DavePNW on 6/6/2021 at 2:24 PM:

Epic, colossal fail. 3:31:17 with an 11 minute positive split. Just a rough day. The tracker says I hit the half at 1:34 which is wrong, I was right around 1:40, on pace. Bad stuff happened after that. Still a BQ though! And I think I won my AG but not confirmed.

Oof! I feel you for the positive split, but yeah, still a BQ baby! Big congrats even if it didn't go like you planned.

onemile

posted: 6/6/2021 at 2:35 PM

Quote from DavePNW on 6/6/2021 at 2:24 PM:

Epic, colossal fail. 3:31:17 with an 11 minute positive split. Just a rough day. The tracker says I hit the half at 1:34 which is wrong, I was right around 1:40, on pace. Bad stuff happened after that. Still a BQ though! And I think I won my AG but not confirmed.

oof. Nice job on the BQ&Win though. Did you feel rough from the start or did it hit you in the second half? How did you find the hills affected you?

Baboon

delicate flower

posted: 6/6/2021 at 3:27 PM

Quote from DavePNW on 6/6/2021 at 2:24 PM:

Epic, colossal fail. 3:31:17 with an 11 minute positive split. Just a rough day. The tracker says I hit the half at 1:34 which is wrong, I was right around 1:40, on pace. Bad stuff happened after that. Still a BQ though! And I think I won my AG but not confirmed.

Two very good accomplishments for a tough day at the office. Congratulations, Dave!

<3

Baboon

delicate flower

posted: 6/6/2021 at 3:43 PM

Quote from Docket_Rocket on 6/6/2021 at 12:35 PM:

I thought he said there was none? Keep up trying!

The results page still is not updated. Dave does this on purpose.

<3

DavePNW

posted: 6/6/2021 at 4:15 PM
modified: 6/6/2021 at 4:22 PM

Quote from onemile on 6/6/2021 at 2:35 PM:

oof. Nice job on the BQ&Win though. Did you feel rough from the start or did it hit you in the second half? How did you find the hills affected you?

I needed 7:38 and planned on targeting 7:35. But from early on, it seemed like too much effort to keep it under 7:40. I kind of had an idea it might be a rough day. I was able to hold it till 17-18, but clearly at a very heavy price. Even after 13 of these things, it’s hard for me to judge what the right pace is during the race. A tuneup half would have been helpful as a fitness gauge...of course I signed up for one and they cancelled it.

The hills were tough. A few really steep ones, very short, but they take a lot out of you. I can’t blame them for what happened though.

Dave

Half Crazy K 2.0

posted: 6/6/2021 at 4:33 PM

DavePNW, nice job on the BQ & win.

GinnyinPA

posted: 6/6/2021 at 4:59 PM

Dave - congratulations on the AG win and BQ, even though you didn't make the time you hoped. On a flatter course, you might have done better. Starting out feeling the pace is usually a pretty good indication that the day isn't going to go as you hoped. On the best races, those first miles feel too easy, not like you're working. But hope springs eternal, so it's easy to hope you can hold on long enough to make it work.

I ran 7 on the TM. 38 for the week.

DavePNW

posted: 6/6/2021 at 5:03 PM

Race pic! How happy do I look here?

Dave

Fredford66

Waltons ThreadLord

posted: 6/6/2021 at 5:26 PM
modified: 6/6/2021 at 8:55 PM

Quote from DavePNW on 6/6/2021 at 5:03 PM:

Race pic! How happy do I look here?

Depends: what does your happy face look like?

Seriously, though, congratulations on your BQ and AG win! It can stink when a marathon doesn't go as hoped, but yours was still an job well done.

5k 23:48.45 (3/22); 4M 31:26 (2/22); 5M 38:55 (11/23); 10k 49:24 (10/22); 
10M 1:29:33 (2/24); Half 1:48:32 (10/22); Marathon 4:29:58 (11/23)

Upcoming races: Clinton Country Run 15k, 4/27; Spring Distance Classic 5k, 4/28

Cyberic

posted: 6/6/2021 at 7:18 PM

Very happy!

LRB