Capt Caveman
Lifer
- Jan 30, 2005
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Capt Caveman
Lifer
- Jan 30, 2005
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4.5 miles yesterday. Half-marathon tomorrow. If my knee feels good afterward, another half-marathon the next weekend and I'll probably do the SF marathon in July.
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Capt Caveman
Lifer
- Jan 30, 2005
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Best of luck! I just did my first half 3 weeks ago. Then just did my second one 13 days later. Be sure to post a write up of how everything went. I love reading post race reports.
Congrats! PR's are great and beer is awesome!
It has been 3 weeks and another half marathon since I last updated my mileage. Whew, 81 miles in 3 weeks. I'll post a race report in my next post.
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It's been a while since I've been here, so I'll let you know what happened for me at the Brooklyn Half Marathon:
After having problems with my Calf at the Long Island Half Marathon, my leg felt great over the next 13 days including race day. It was likely a little bit of a fluke / muscle problem. I've made adjustments since then (more potassium, more calcium, a multi-vitamin, and even Tonic Water (w/ Quinine)) and as far as I can tell, I'm back to 'normal'.
I was planning on running the Brooklyn Half alongside my nieces pace (which is over 3 min / mile slower than my pace). But, almost everyone I mentioned it to suggested that I shouldn't run that long that slow. One guy at the runners store said it'd be fine, just to think of it as a 'recovery run', but he was the only exception. So, I talked it over with my niece (she's 30) and she was fine with just meeting me at the finish. Now, I was going into the race looking forward to making up for the L.I. Half.
Unfortunately, I've never run a race with the NYRR club. They never asked for my pace during the application process and I ended up getting a bib number of 32292! Yikes! I didn't realize how many people run this race! There were 2 starting waves 45 minutes apart. According to the FAQ: There are 40 corrals total, each wave consisting of 20 corrals. We expect approximately 700 runners per corral.
We were corralled in so tight that I didn't even realize when I had passed the starting line until everyone started running! It took me a few seconds to get my running app and Bluetooth Hearth Rate monitor started, but then I was off! Ummm... Not really... I spent the first 6 miles zig-zagging more than running straight. My phone basically tells the whole story:
(dis-regard the first mile pace. It took a little bit for it to lock onto the GPS)
Mile / Pace
1 / 3:38 (obvious GPS error)
2 / 8:15
3 / 7:47
4 / 7:58
5 / 8:07
6 / 8:34
7 / 7:24
8 / 7:30
9 / 7:34
10 / 7:35
11 / 7:35
12 / 7:40
13 / 7:21
Total time according to my phone 1:42:02
Total time according to the race clock: 1:42:43
Wow... That's slower compared to what I ran at the L.I. Half! Arrghh... Ohh well. I ran the best race I could. I just could not make up for the slow pace of the first 6 miles. Again, my fastest mile of the race was from mile 12 to mile 13! That tells me that I still had some 'gas left in the tank'! So, while I should be preparing for the Sprint Triathlon I'm signed up for (in August), instead I'm considering running another half marathon on Fathers Day! I will get to where I want to be one way or another. Ultimately, I want a sub 100 minute half marathon. I think with the right conditions, I should be able to pick up the 1 - 3 minutes needed to make that a reality if things just work out. Who knows?!? This is just the mental 'head' game I play with myself in order to keep me motivated. I'll be happy as long as I finish, I'll just be really satisfied if I can get under the 100minute mark!
For anyone who is interested, here are the race results:
http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/69169.1.671970545619567595
There were 25,587 total finishers.
I was #206 (out of 941 people) in my group Men 45-49. The thing that is glaring to me, is if you look that the results, look at the bib numbers from #1 down to me and you'll see that there isn't even anyone else with a bib from 17xxx to 32xxx. That tells me that I was passing A LOT OF PEOPLE. There are maybe 15 people below me that have 5 digit bib numbers. None of those 15 people below me had a number over 20xxx. This is the stuff that makes me think I could have done better. I think I just needed to be in less traffic.
Like I said, I'm not unhappy. I'm just feeling that I need to do another half and see what I can do if conditions are right. Who knew that half marathons were so addicting?!? Is this 'normal'?
BTW: I met up with a co-worker and some people from his local running group at a bar after the race (my niece was driving). I downed a few beers and had a GREAT time. If only I had started in the first wave, I would have had an additional 45 minutes of drinking time!
After having problems with my Calf at the Long Island Half Marathon, my leg felt great over the next 13 days including race day. It was likely a little bit of a fluke / muscle problem. I've made adjustments since then (more potassium, more calcium, a multi-vitamin, and even Tonic Water (w/ Quinine)) and as far as I can tell, I'm back to 'normal'.
I was planning on running the Brooklyn Half alongside my nieces pace (which is over 3 min / mile slower than my pace). But, almost everyone I mentioned it to suggested that I shouldn't run that long that slow. One guy at the runners store said it'd be fine, just to think of it as a 'recovery run', but he was the only exception. So, I talked it over with my niece (she's 30) and she was fine with just meeting me at the finish. Now, I was going into the race looking forward to making up for the L.I. Half.
Unfortunately, I've never run a race with the NYRR club. They never asked for my pace during the application process and I ended up getting a bib number of 32292! Yikes! I didn't realize how many people run this race! There were 2 starting waves 45 minutes apart. According to the FAQ: There are 40 corrals total, each wave consisting of 20 corrals. We expect approximately 700 runners per corral.
We were corralled in so tight that I didn't even realize when I had passed the starting line until everyone started running! It took me a few seconds to get my running app and Bluetooth Hearth Rate monitor started, but then I was off! Ummm... Not really... I spent the first 6 miles zig-zagging more than running straight. My phone basically tells the whole story:
(dis-regard the first mile pace. It took a little bit for it to lock onto the GPS)
Mile / Pace
1 / 3:38 (obvious GPS error)
2 / 8:15
3 / 7:47
4 / 7:58
5 / 8:07
6 / 8:34
7 / 7:24
8 / 7:30
9 / 7:34
10 / 7:35
11 / 7:35
12 / 7:40
13 / 7:21
Total time according to my phone 1:42:02
Total time according to the race clock: 1:42:43
Wow... That's slower compared to what I ran at the L.I. Half! Arrghh... Ohh well. I ran the best race I could. I just could not make up for the slow pace of the first 6 miles. Again, my fastest mile of the race was from mile 12 to mile 13! That tells me that I still had some 'gas left in the tank'! So, while I should be preparing for the Sprint Triathlon I'm signed up for (in August), instead I'm considering running another half marathon on Fathers Day! I will get to where I want to be one way or another. Ultimately, I want a sub 100 minute half marathon. I think with the right conditions, I should be able to pick up the 1 - 3 minutes needed to make that a reality if things just work out. Who knows?!? This is just the mental 'head' game I play with myself in order to keep me motivated. I'll be happy as long as I finish, I'll just be really satisfied if I can get under the 100minute mark!
For anyone who is interested, here are the race results:
http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/69169.1.671970545619567595
There were 25,587 total finishers.
I was #206 (out of 941 people) in my group Men 45-49. The thing that is glaring to me, is if you look that the results, look at the bib numbers from #1 down to me and you'll see that there isn't even anyone else with a bib from 17xxx to 32xxx. That tells me that I was passing A LOT OF PEOPLE. There are maybe 15 people below me that have 5 digit bib numbers. None of those 15 people below me had a number over 20xxx. This is the stuff that makes me think I could have done better. I think I just needed to be in less traffic.
Like I said, I'm not unhappy. I'm just feeling that I need to do another half and see what I can do if conditions are right. Who knew that half marathons were so addicting?!? Is this 'normal'?
BTW: I met up with a co-worker and some people from his local running group at a bar after the race (my niece was driving). I downed a few beers and had a GREAT time. If only I had started in the first wave, I would have had an additional 45 minutes of drinking time!
ControlD
Diamond Member
- Apr 25, 2005
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Thanks and I will. I probably jumped the gun a little bit saying I signed up (which I did do) because the race isn't until this fall. I would like, and feel almost ready, to run one sooner but I have to ramp up my mileage at an agonizingly slow pace due to some old biking injuries (which I took up to "save" my knees, go figure).
Anything under 2 hours will be a bonus.
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