6 miles easy at the lake.
Taking the docks out later. Heavy lifting and an ice bath all at the same time!
4 miles @ pace.
At that point in my taper where everything hurts until I run then it's everything is all cant we just do this now? Yo!.
16 miles including:
2 mile warm up
13 miles at marathon pace
1 mile cool down
Legs felt very heavy today, missed my pace by about 9 seconds/mile.
6 miles
13.1 miles in 1:51:07.
Got a finishers medal and a Harpoon IPA.
Half marathon race.
A new race for me. I normally run a flat half or full this weekend but opted to one closer to family so I could do some visiting. I went in hoping for 1:50 or about 8:24 pace. But 1:55 would be a new season best.
Got to the race site, picked up the packet, some stretching, some warm up jogging, a 5 minute delay do to technical problems with the chip mat, and we're off. First mile 8:28, some hills, but I thought I was going faster. Mile 2 in 8:09, about the same effort, so maybe the marker was off.
Mile 3 and 4 in 8:25 and 8:35, a fair amount of hills, but more down than up. Mile 5 in 8:09, a lot down hill. Mile 6 in 8:59, a lot of up hill. Mile 7 in 8:53, mile 8 in 8:49. We're out of the hills and onto a flat trail that used to be a train track, but my hammies and hips are sore from the pounding and my times go to hell.
Miles, 9, 10, 11 in, 9:38, 9:31, 9:41. I was getting depressed at how hard I was working to get lousy times.
The end is near and I find something left in the tank. Mile 12 in 9:09. We are on a downhill to the finish and I dig deep, mile 13 in 8:13, and the .1 in 54 seconds. Final time of 1:55:38. A new season best by about 40 seconds. I good race, despite how hard I had to work at it.
Good miles everybody.
Nice, PA!
3.5 for me.
Quote from: ctjim on October 11, 2014, 04:30:08 PM
13.1 miles in 1:51:07.
Got a finishers medal and a Harpoon IPA.
Congrats.
Waited out the weather to do 9.7 miles in late afternoon. Progression - 30 min at easy effort, 30 min at med, then 30 min med/hard. Pacing went well, didn't rush it the first part, which is usually my issue and leaves me sucking it for last part.
8 miles...hot as Georgia balls...
Quote from: ctjim on October 11, 2014, 04:30:08 PM
13.1 miles in 1:51:07.
Got a finishers medal and a Harpoon IPA.
nice!
I have enjoyed running through that red brick castle arch thing @ Bushnell a couple of times myself.
Rest
Quote from: siamesedream on October 11, 2014, 05:18:07 PM
Congrats.
Quote from: jCup on October 11, 2014, 07:25:13 PM
nice!
I have enjoyed running through that red brick castle arch thing @ Bushnell a couple of times myself.
Thanks.
Good work, PA!