Long Beach Marathon
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Comments: Started out running by HR and RPE to manage pace and settled into something right around a 7:30 Mile with my HR right at 80%. (150 BPM) I passed the 3:15 pace group at mile 1 and never saw them again. At about mile 4 my Garmin reset itself (User Error) and at about the half way point, my HR values started get very wacky. After a minute or two of futzing with the strap I shut off the Garmin and just ran on perceived effort. Finished the race with VERY even splits and averaged 7:30 all day. It got hard in the last 6 miles letting a few people pass me but today was not about competing. The last thing I wanted to do was let someone draw me out and then blow up and screw up my BQ. Post race
Warm down: I have 4 more marathons left in the season and now that I have my Boston Qualifier - 5, I can focus on competition and time goals. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing. This was my 6th top 10 finish in the last 12 months and I am one of the older guys in my age group. Just keep running and getting faster. Last updated: 2014-10-13 12:00 AM
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2014-10-13 11:10 AM |
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2014-10-14 12:56 AM in reply to: #5059364 |
2014-10-14 10:42 AM in reply to: #5059364 |
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65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 87/2760
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/218
Goal for this race was to run a very even split based on effort (Not Pace) and secure a qualifying time for Boston 2016.