- Miles:
- 4156 total / 605 in 2013
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stay healthy and enjoy running
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good Rabbit Run 10K 6.07 mi 00:47 07:44 pace
Only my third run since the marathon, and the second race. Definitely not the recommended way to recover, but this is the third race in the SMAC series and I hadn't run one yet, so I pretty mu... read more
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good Around Gill 01:30
Slow and easy ride with my wife at lunch time. She said there were too many hills, but she did fine. Rabbit Run 10K in New Salem tomorrow with my son.
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Nice spin. Have fun tomorrow. Cool that your running with your son!
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good Pine Meadow Rd 3.75 mi 00:34 08:57 pace
Slow miles to get the legs moving a bit. Easy enough but the heart rate was spiking every time I went up even a gentle incline. I need to let the recovery take its course, unlike previous times, an... read more
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Will my 2 minutes and 19 seconds below BQ be enough?
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Thanks for sharing. The good news is you qualified. That's something that illudes many a runner. I think your fate will be decided by the registration phases: first to get in are those with a 20+ min cushion, then 10+ minute cushion, then the rest. You'll need to watch the numbers thru phase I and then phase II even closer and hope it doesn't close there. In the brief history of this process, it hasn't filled with only speedsters so I like your chances provided you are on the computer reg day.
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I am curious to know how many of those 5,600 odd non-finishers were charity runners? I would think the % is high. Intellectually I understand the need for charity runners, but emotionally I struggle with it because they don't have to qualify like everyone else. That said, and unfortunately for some 2014 hopefuls, those who couldn't finish do deserve a chance.
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@Steve, I would guess that most non-finishers were not qualifiers since it was over 4 hours. I agree that they did the right thing, though I think any qualifier who is excluded as a result has a right to be upset.
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tired Mother's Day Half Marathon 13.13 mi 01:45 07:59 pace
First run since Sunday's marathon. I had told the race director I'd run this race before I settled on running the marathon and didn't want to back out, so I figured I'd run it a... read more
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Sooo ... your first post-marathon run was a half-marathon a week later?? Haha - that's an interesting recovery tactic! I know your legs must be tired now. Rest up this week!
5 days ago • Like
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good Around town 02:00
First "workout" since the marathon. Nice slow ride around town with my wife. Quads are still really sore and the big climb back up to the house was challenging. Getting humid out, but at ... read more
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great Walter Childs Race of Champions 26.2 mi 03:27 07:55 pace
Still totally on cloud nine over this one.
The second and last time I ran this small, old-school, local marathon I swore I'd never run it again. The main reasons are the 3 loops on the rolli... read more
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Wow, Patrick - so much good stuff here. PR, BQ, negative split, etc. Sounds like you executed the perfect race. I am so happy that everything came together for you and you ended up with such a fantastic result. Rest up and take time to celebrate your huge achievement. Congrats again!
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3:27:43! PR by over 12 minutes, BQ!!!
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I think demand will be high, too, so I'm planning to go. Would be awesome to see you there. What is the back door? Charity?
10 days ago • Like
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@Steve, my running club gets 10 bibs a year and I've never asked for one so I'd probably have a good chance, plus I have a connection at a major sponsor that has offered me a bib in the past. Would be good to hook up, for sure.
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great Turners Falls Bike Path 4.01 mi 00:31 07:38 pace
Last run before the long race on Sunday. Warm-up (8:24), marathon effort (7:42), tempo effort (6:49), marathon effort again (7:41). Felt really good. Weather was pretty much the same as it will be ... read more
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Good luck on Sunday - hope we see you at the game!
16 days ago • Like
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@Jeremy, true. But I'd rather run VCM in bad weather any day. Much better course, last 5 miles are on a shaded, flat bike path by the lake vs a sunny highway with a 2 mile climb to finish. I'll decide on Friday and I may do what you suggest, though I'd probably run sub-8:00 for as long as I can do it and then either drop out of jog to the finish if I get in trouble and save it for a better day.
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Sounds like a good plan
17 days ago • Like
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Northampton X-Country 5K 3.05 mi 00:23 07:25 pace
My son and I ran the local Tuesday night 5K. I wanted to run marathon pace but it didn't work. For the first 2 miles I could hear a guy I know breathing heavy right behind me and just couldn&#... read more
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Haha - yeah, there was a lot of tapering this month... ;)
18 days ago • Like
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good Trail with the boy 2.27 mi 00:27 11:56 pace
Once he got over the frustration of losing the opening baseball game (and being called out on a close play in the last inning) my son announced we needed to go for a run. We took the dogs up the tr... read more
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Agree with Jeremy.
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Heck of a write up! Well done
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That looks like a very tough course. I'd rather get the climbing out of the way at the beginning. I love seeing you do these with your son - what a great way to share time and experiences together. So, what race is next weekend?
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Ha, actually there is another race in the series but we have to be near Boston for a soccer tournament. So no races for 3 more weeks and only 3-4 races all summer other than the Tuesday night 5Ks. Good thing, too, because after my fall marathon I went on a racing bender and did 11 in 10 weeks, which caused a couple months of misery to follow.
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