Monday, March 31, 2008
National Half Marathon
This weekend I completed a major milestone by finishing my first 1/2 marathon. The weather was cold and breezy at 6:00 AM, about 2,640 others were there and I finished at 786th overall. I was very pleased with 1:50:57 and an 8:27 average pace. I ran with my pal Griff who kicked the fastest mayor in the United States' A$$ by finishing the marathon at 3:37:28! I was surprised I was able to stay with him because over the past several months, I have been running a route that, by google earth standards, is 5.7 miles; and every time I run the damn thing I finish at around 60 minutes. Because of this, I thought I was only going to be able to run a 9 minute mile at best. I guess I need to trust the training. I also learned one other valuable lesson from the griffman...I NEED to swing past every water station and consume some fluids. Normally, in the 10 milers, I never stop for a drink. The gatorade helped tremendously! Anyhow...I am very very happy with this accomplishment and I am more excited for the triathlon than ever...
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Good stuff man! You better hit every other aid station in that Army 10 miler since you'll be pushing yourself much harder than you did in this race - you better! Shoot for 8 minute miles or less. You def have a good base built up and your training has been solid. Let me know how you do and good luck!
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