Site:
http://griffinhammond.com
Miles:
1132 total / 192 in 2012
Goal:

Current goals: Warrior Dash (June 17) & Park2Park 5-Miler (July 4) Previous goals: Sub-4-hour Chicago Marathon 2011; sub-40-minute Shamrock Shuffle 8K 2012.

Griffin ran: 64–77º. I made my sub...

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  • 26 miles
  • 03:59 time
  • 09:07 pace
  • 3209 calories
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    • Currently 5/5 Effort.
    effort 5/5
great Chicago Marathon 26.2 mi 03:59 09:07 pace

64–77º. I made my sub-four-hour goal! But it wasn't easy. I reached the seventh mile with an extra minute to work with, thanks to some uneven, excited pacing. I was steady to mile 20, but the course became much warmer and quieter as I entered uncharted distance territory. My pace slowed, and I lost my buffer minute by mile 24: six seconds behind schedule. I felt awful, but increased to an 8:46 pace to finish the race. I was too tired and walking funny to be jubilant at the finish line, but I'm very happy I made it. It was also amazing to see my wife four times along the sidelines; with 45,000 runners, I didn't expect to see anyone. Thanks to everyone on DM who motivated me throughout training!

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  • Currently 5/5 Effort.
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  • Liz M.
    Liz M.

    Congrats, Griffin!

    8 months ago Like

  • Rebecca K.
    Rebecca K.

    I just realized I never asked you earlier if you made your goal today - so CONGRATS!!!!! That's amazing.

    8 months ago Like

  • Mark N.
    Mark N.

    Congrats!! Awesome job hitting sub-4!

    8 months ago Like

  • Jennifer P.
    Jennifer P.

    Congrats!!! You did an amazing job! And Congrats to your wife too:)

    8 months ago Like

  • Heidi M.
    Heidi M.

    AWESOME job!!!! Way to go!!!! That's a huge accomplishment!

    8 months ago Like

  • Gwen
    Gwen Great Performance
    Great Performance:

    Sub-4 for a first-timer! Absolutely awesome, Griffin. Congrats!

    8 months ago