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Comments: Felt great for the first 8 or 9 miles. Started out just in front of the 3 sub 2 hour pacers. could see the 7:30 pacers. Around 7 miles, the lead sub 2 hour pacer passed me. Not a problem. I was still holding 7:35 avg. pace. On the bridge going over the Grand River, the other 2 sub 2 hour pacers passed me. I stayed right with them until about 8 or 9 miles. Then I started to fall. Once I got into the hills, I really started to slow. Somewere around 11 or 12 miles, the 8 min. pacer passed me. I knew I was in trouble then. Could never really get my legs to work again. kept running calculations in my head. Once I knew I couldn't do sub 2 hours, I started focusing on beating last years 2:07:03. I just couldn't do it. What would you do differently?: Most importantly, I didn't train enough. But I also wonder how I would have ended up if I had gone out at 7:45 or so. Could I have held that longer? Who knows. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Training. Event comments: Great event. I'll be back. Last updated: 2010-01-05 12:00 AM
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United States
5/3rd
43F / 6C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 1994/5461
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 262/448