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Half marathon today. By the time we got to the start at 9:00 (!) it was already 66º and sunny with no wind. By the time I finished, it was 75º in the shade and there was no shade on the roads (probably 80º - 85º on the pavement). I don't do well in the heat and today was no exception. I was on pace well into mile 8 when the wheels came off. Looking back at my watch data, I found my heart rate was already up into what I expect for a 10k by mile 4. So, I crashed and burned and wound up walk/running the rest of the way to finish in 2:04:15. I've been drinking fluids for 5 hours now and haven't had to pee yet, despite draining my 16oz bottle during the race and getting water at every station along the way. 2:04:15, more than 10 minutes slower than the PR I posted back in the spring.
On the bright side: there was a 2-mile race after the half started and my son took second place overall, which was good for a free pizza at a local place, so we stopped on the way home, and he ate 4 slices of "victory pizza" during the car ride home. Apparently, he was neck and neck with the another runner near the end, but got out kicked and finished 3 seconds out of first place - wish I could have seen that.
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: Running is Back 10k, 5/12; Greta's Run 5k, 5/19
delicate flower
Nice work! For me: 10.4 miles, 64.8 for the week. And 2500 miles for the year!
Nice work!
For me: 10.4 miles, 64.8 for the week. And 2500 miles for the year!
Nice! You'll blow right past 3,000 with a few hundred miles to spare.
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Half marathon today.
Nice job, Fred! Hard to run well in those warm and humid conditions.
Fred, nice race in lousy conditions. So you didn't get the fog either? I saw pictures of a race in DE this morning & it was gray, overcast & everything looked wet. Congrats to DS!
+1. Sounds miserable.
Dave
Baboon, HCK, Dave - thanks.
It was very foggy driving down to the race, but it started burning off just before we got there.
Super B****
Congrats on the race, Fred
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Fred - good effort in tough conditions. And congrats to your son!
Bluerun, wolvmar - thanks.