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Location:

TX,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

800-2:03  1600-4:49   5k-16:50

8k-28:34   10k- 37:41  15k-1:06.16  Half-1:29.20

Marathon- 3:12:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify For Boston running Sub 3hour Marathon

Beat Mark's PR's!

1600- 4:57 5k- 17:20  5miles-29:22  10k: 36:27; 15k- 56:12;10miles-60:49;13.1-1:21:45; 26.2-2:59:19 Boston-3:06 

Sub 16 5K ; Sub 4:30 Mile 
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Sun, May 06, 2012
Total Distance
26.20

First things first the marathon can humble you. I was so humbled I am not even listing this as a race report. Weather did not cool down and the wind was over twenty mph for the majority of the run. I didnt ever feel good but I was still on pace for the first half 1:35ish, and then truly fell apart. My second half was in 2:26 and I ended up with a 4:01. I am a little disappointed but I am not too disappointed since my wife had a PR! She broke four hours! So i am very proud of her! 

Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, May 06, 2012 at 21:01:48 from 69.131.141.92

Your short-race PRs are blistering fast. It sounds like you are just missing some high-mileage training to go sub-3 (and a lot lower). Totally understand the humbled feeling! Keep up the hard work and good luck.

From Andrea on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 13:02:00 from 72.37.244.100

Sorry to hear that you had a rough race. Just look at is as a good training run and take it as a learning experience.

Congrats to your wife for breaking 4 - that is a great accomplishment!

From Jake K on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 15:15:17 from 155.100.226.54

The marathon is tough. Like Joe said, your times at shorter races show that you definitely have the ability to run well under 3 hours for the marathon... it will just require some patience / time, lots of miles, and a little bit of magic on race day. You can learn something from every race you run, so chalk this one up as a learning experience like Andrea said, and keep moving forward.

From C James on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 16:19:23 from 75.88.97.52

Thanks for the encouragement! As part of the learning experience what do you guys suggest for fueling when running in the hotter temperatures? Yesterday i took water at every aid station and also a glass to pour over my head.

From Jake K on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 16:28:31 from 155.100.226.54

Fueling/drinking in the heat is tricky. At Boston it was hot and my stomach just completely shut down at 17 miles. I don't know if there is any "right" way to do it... water over the head definitely works for keeping cool! But in terms of getting liquids and calories into the system, I guess you just have to experiment a bit during training and find what works for you b/c everyone seems to be different.

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