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http://www.milesissmiles.com
Miles:
8009 total / 686 in 2012
Goal:

Got my BQ!!! Next up, sub-3hr Marathon. Ultimate goal: 2:30 marathon or really, whatever time my old bones will allow. :-)

Chris R. ran: 20th place, I think 6...

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  • 13 miles
  • 01:30 time
  • 06:49 pace
  • 1748 calories
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  • 0 ft climb
  • 196 max hr
  • 165 avg hr
    • Currently 4/5 Effort.
    effort 4/5
good 2011 BTC 1/2 Marathon 13.11 mi 01:30 06:49 pace

20th place, I think 6th in my age group (not too sure, didn't look too closely). My watch says 1:29:30 but officially I think it's 1:29:32. Either way it's a PR of about a minute which is something to be proud of. I definitely didn't pace this the way I should have (as evidenced by my splits below) but like all things with my training and racing, it's a work in progress. It is a little frustrating to think that if I had paced better I could have come closer to my 1:27 goal. Still, can't complain about a PR. That being said, here are my complaints:
I bought 3 hammer gels last night and completely forgot them at home this morning (fail). I wish I had worn shorts and a t-shirt instead of running pants and a long sleeve tech T (planning fail). Slight headwind combined with general fatigue made me lose my will for speed on the last 5 miles (weather/determination fail). All in all though, a great race and a fun time.
Splits:
• Lap 1 – 6:17
• Lap 2 – 6:29
• Lap 3 – 6:31
• Lap 4 – 6:47
• Lap 5 – 6:44
• Lap 6 – 6:38
• Lap 7 – 6:56
• Lap 8 – 6:46
• Lap 9 – 7:02
• Lap 10 – 7:14
• Lap 11 – 7:05
• Lap 12 – 7:14
• Lap 13 – 7.07
• .11 – 6:37

over 1 year ago via Garmin

Gear
Effort
  • Currently 4/5 Effort.
Calories
1748
  • Eddie D.
    Eddie D. Great Performance
    Eddie D. Great Performance:

    Excellent job and congrats on the PR!

    over 1 year ago

  • Anthony
    Anthony
    Anthony

    Good job man

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Danny G.
    Danny G.
    Danny G.

    Great job. It was an amazing day out today. A perfect day for a run.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Eddy L.
    Eddy L.
    Eddy L.

    NICE PR!!! Congrats!!

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Freddie B.
    Freddie B.
    Freddie B.

    Your not supposed to RUN TO THE RACE and forget your gels. Racing is definitely a hard nut to crack though. Any time you get a PR, it is a good time. I think you just have too much mileage this week, says 58 miles right now.. You want to put in a good base but want to race at the same time. Hard to balance both desires.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Stacey
    Stacey
    Stacey

    Nice!

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Zach E.
    Zach E.
    Zach E.

    You rocked it Chris! Way to run! There will always be other races and other times to go faster; you PR'd, you had great splits, even with "slowing" down in the last 5... Congrats! Keep up the stellar work.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Jd O.
    Jd O.
    Jd O.

    Awesome work, Sir. Never fail, all learning. Work in progress as you say.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Raul V.
    Raul V. Great Performance
    Raul V. Great Performance:

    Awesome pace Chris!

    over 1 year ago

  • Chris R.
    Chris R.
    Chris R.

    Thanks for all the positive comments. Sure I could probably done better on a proper taper but I'll definitely take the PR. Also in my defense, I jogged to the race as my warm up. I tend to feel most comfortable on higher mileage.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • Ashley R.
    Ashley R.
    Ashley R.

    Nice Job! I missed it this year..that is awesome that you PR'd.

    over 1 year ago • Like

  • David P.
    David P.
    David P.

    Congrats Chris, on the new PR.

    over 1 year ago • Like