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City of Trees Half Marathon

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Nov 25, 2007

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I've been running since junior high. Ran middle distance in college with a PB of 1:52 for the 800 meters, then continued running with varying degrees of seriousness throughout my 20's and 30's. Moved up in distance and even ran three marathons (2:43 PB). Now just trying to stay in shape and find balance in life in my 40's.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work out 30 minutes a day, six days a week

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and consistent.

 

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Married with 3 children. Work as a school counselor.

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Race: City of Trees Half Marathon (13.11 Miles) 01:18:53, Place overall: 6
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.500.0013.100.000.000.000.0014.60

City of Trees Half Marathon - 1:18:53 - 6th place

Felt pretty good about this one. It was a great morning to race and it was exciting to see how much this race has grown. Some big guns up front - 1:10 for the winner - and some decent depth. The course is a loop on the roads and greenbelt that's fairly flat with few small uphills and one short, steep downhill at the end of mile 9. Ran really solid through 10 miles, but just faded and got mentally weak in mile 12 and 13.

 

Splits were super consistent:

1. 5:58. Top 5 separated themselves pretty quickly. I'm in no man's land. Pace feels pretty good. The game plan of 6:00/miles seems about right.

2. 6:01 Pass 2 guys this mile to move into 6th. Top 4 are looong gone. 5th place is close in front of me.

3. 6:00 Through Bown Crossing. 5th place guy (Jason Ridgeway) about 10 seconds ahead.

4. 6:06 Cruising, just keeping things steady and running within myself. With no long runs, high mileage or solid workouts behind me, I can't be too reckless.

5. 6:03 Onto Amity Rd.

6. 6:09 Up Amity to Federal Way - a solid hill

7. 5:49 Making up some nice ground on 5th place. Rolling along, feeling strong.

8. 5:55 Rolling pretty good down Federal Way. Pulled up with Jason. Made the mistake of running with him rather than trying to keep the momentum going. At the same time, it did feel good to run with someone for a change.

9. 5:57 Still feeling good, running side by side with Jason, knowing I have something left in the tank for a bigger move soon.

10. 5:53 Finishing Federal Way, and down to Capital Blvd. This mile should have been way faster. Passed Jason down the hill and eyeing someone who has been spit out the back of the lead pack. Tried to put some space on Jason but no luck. I know it's going to be tough the last 3 miles.

11. 6:02 On the greenbelt and past Bronco Stadium. Struggling here a little.

12. 6:13 Jason goes past me. I settle in, feel sorry for myself, concede that 6th place and sub 1:19 will be good enough, then try to get back into it - all in the space of a couple minutes.

13. 6:02 + 36 for . 11 Kind of complacent as I'm getting gapped.

Finished up with my body feeling intact. No cramped legs, no injuries, etc. That's a good sign.

Overall, a pretty good performance. Sub 1:18 and 4th place would have been better, but for the amount of training I've done, I'll take it!

Asics DS-Trainer Miles: 14.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 08:45:18 from 71.95.204.66

Great race! It's tough to stay mentally strong those last couple miles, but sounds like you ran a smart race, especially with all those hills!

From jtshad on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:33:41 from 69.20.183.178

Great race and great time. Congrats, you are running well, keep it up.

From JohnR on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 23:43:23 from 71.33.25.216

Andrea and Jeff - Thanks for the comments!

From MarkP on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 19:26:45 from 97.117.127.158

Nice race. It looks like you re-grouped really well on mile 13.

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