- Site:
- http://jackwbruce.wordpress.com
- Miles:
- 1894 total / 364 in 2012
- Goal:
Last year, at the age of 50, I ran my first marathton. My goals for 2012: 5K in <28mn; 10K in <58mn; Half in <2.15; 26.2 in <5hr. Next race: Marine Corps Mar?
Jack Bruce ran: On my 3rd attempt I f...
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- 26 miles
- 04:59 time
- 11:24 pace
- 2976 calories
- details
On my 3rd attempt I finally finished a marathon with a time that starts with a 4! Hats off to the Mercedes Marathon staff in Birmingham!--a great course with frequent water and Powerade. The medal, shirts and hats (all race specific) are extremely nice. It was cold, however. 21 degrees at the start. I had to crush one cup of water in order to break the ice to get the water & other cups had chunks of ice; Powerades turned to slushies; I saw one runner who had ice icles in her hair; and we had to be careful around the water stops because the water froze on the road. The post race BBQ and band (inside with heat!) was welcomed and enjoyable.
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Congrats on the sub-5! I am with you on all you said. My first thought was why did they put ice in the PowerAde. Lol. And, that's the most water stops I have ever seen. Icey conditions everywhere.
4 months ago • Like
Nice work, Jack. Congrats.
4 months ago • Like
Congrats on the breaking 5, Jack
4 months ago
Thanx guys.
4 months ago • Like
That is awesome! I wondered how cold it was in Bham as we froze walking up to Grace yesterday.
4 months ago • Like
Congrats nice job!
4 months ago • Like
Thanks Patrick & Sam.
3 months ago • Like
Bad A$$!!! You ran a great race Jack! Great to hear you got this milestone!!
3 months ago • Like