Yesterday, my plan was to head out for a 23 miler. It didn’t happen. My knee was hurting, I was tired from Friday night’s too-fast workout, and I just didn’t feel like wasting the $20 entry fee for today’s race by tiring myself out the day before. So, I ended up only [...]
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I guess this is still a race report, even though I wasn’t really racing this morning. Helen wanted to run the Al Gordon 4 Miler and I agreed that it sounded like fun. I wasn’t sure when I signed up how seriously I’d take it, but by this morning there was no doubt [...] I ran my fifth marathon today and ended up with my second worst time ever, a 3:07:14. Obviously, this is nowhere near my goal time of 2:55:00 but I’m not nearly as upset by it as you would think. I made some big mistakes today, but I learned a lot of good lessons [...] I wasn’t planning on running the mile again so soon. The last one took too much out of me — both mentally and physically. But, last night, riding the subway to Brooklyn, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to give it another shot. My legs were feeling good, I got in [...] This morning was completely unlike any other morning I’ve ever had. The ESBRU was such a unique experience. Despite all the great advice I got going into it (much of it in the comments to my posts up here), I really didn’t know what to expect. I made some big mistakes and [...] Wow. Today did not go as planned. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it, but I managed to break the 1:27 barrier. 1:26, 1:25, and 1:24 too… I still can’t quite believe that I just ran a 1:23:46 half marathon, 6:23/mile overall. Especially after such a [...] 2010 is off to a splendid start. If today’s race results are any indication, the year is going to bring good things. I ran the 3.35 mile Harry’s Handicap in 20:08, a 6:00/mile pace, finishing 11th by clock time, and 3rd by net time. All the runners started according to predicted pace [...] I’ve never been less concerned about not hitting a race goal. I planned to run yesterday’s 15K in Central Park in under an hour but ended up with a 1:00:23 instead. I just shrugged and said, “It wasn’t meant to be today.” And then I was fine with it. I found Antonio, grabbed [...] I wish more days were like today. This morning started off just about as good as they get. And from there, it just kept rolling. Nearing 8 o’clock, I found myself lined up and ready to race in Central Park. My nerves were so bad that I was in serious physical pain, but [...] Crazy how much things can change in a year. And how much they stay the same. I dropped almost 19 minutes off my Philadelphia Marathon time from last year, finishing in 2:57:52 but the manner in which I ran the course was eerily similar — I went out way too fast, setting a [...] |
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