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Comments: Began the race just a shade to hard, 7:37 the first mile. Caught a groove by pacing myself behind three ladies (averaged around 8:00/mile). I took a gel between miles 7 and 8. After mile 9, I noticed the ladies began slowing up so. I also looked at my watch and realized I could be sub 1:45:00 if I pushed myself harder, so I kicked it in gear and passed them. The last two miles I ran 7:52 and 7:40. Near the end, I passed another guy. He tried hanging on, but finally let me go. It was sweet joy when I hit the finish line below 1:45:00. There were a lot of volunteers with a lot of aid stations. Bypassed a few of them because I was staying plenty hydrated. Ran into issues operating my watch, therefore, my time isn't exact. I'm patiently waiting the final results. Oh ya, during my run I listened to Bride (The Jesus Experience album) and Deliverence (What a Joke and Stay of Execution albums). Also, I saw the Greenwells during the run. After talking with Bruce, he ran a 2:05:00 or a 2:07:00 (I cant remember) which he said is very good for him. What would you do differently?: For starters, get more sleep. Secondly, continue to pace myself the first couple of miles and run my own race.  Post race
Warm down: Talked with my family. Shaked my muscles a lot. Went to eat at McDonalds and did a nice little stretch in the parking lot. What limited your ability to perform faster: Had a good run. At this point, I ran the best race I could. Event comments: People were very hospitable. Even though the race was late, you couldn't ask for better volunteers. I would love to continue running this race. Last updated: 2009-04-09 12:00 AM
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Woke at 2:45 a.m. with only 3-1/2 hours of sleep. Ate, took a shower, packed the van, woke up the kids, and left the house at 4:00 a.m. Ate a Cliff Bar at 5:00 a.m. enroute to Abilene. Arrived in town at 5:45 a.m., picked up the packet, went to the restroom, and chilled with the family for a bit.
Stretched and thought about lightly jogging a bit, but it didn't get much further than a thought. Was notified the race was going to start about 30 minutes late because of the huge influx of participants this year. Talked with mom and Greg (they showed up while I was stretching) and continually shook my legs.