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Comments: I was so pumped at the start seeing literally thousands of people at the start in that huge wave of runners that I was a part of. I kept yelling to my friends I started with about how awesome it was. yes, they knew I was a first timer. Mile 1: Used this primarily as my warm-up. Kept about a 12 min/mile pace and just took it all in. It was great to see all these people, young and old in all types of body shapes out here running. Mile 2: Passed my wife and saw my daughter crying. She was bundled up but I think she was cold. Poor thing. I stopped and gave her a kiss on her runny nose. What inspiration to see your family members cheering for you on the sideline. Mile 3: Ok. I know I am not a great runner and probably never will be. But there are 3 types of people that I never want to lose a race to. The first is the 40 y/o mother pushing a twin stroller. How is she ahead of me after 3 miles?? The second is the skinny guy running in jeans and work boots! What!?!?! Mile 3, this guys just zips past me. Wow I say. The other is the 6 y/o kid. Maybe it was his short legs and his turnover ratio, but does he know that? Why wasn't i doing that when I was his age. Well, I passed the stroller lady but got smoked by workboots guy and pre-schooler. Oh well. Mile 4: Looked at my clock and realized I could break 50 minutes (10 min mile) so I started picking it up a bit. That would be a great accomplishment if I could do that. Mile 5: Beautiful straight shot along the boardwalk. Had a gusty headwind though. Met a friend from my ROTC unit here and she pushed me all the way in. Missed my goal by 56 seconds but I was ok with that, considering my circumstances and minimal training for this run. I finished in a respectable time and had a blast doing it. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. I would have liked to push myself toward the end to get under 50 mins but that wasn't my ultimate goal.  Post race
Warm down: Found my wife in the crowd and immediately started getting cold. Threw on my pants and sweatshirt, walked around a bit. The wind was blowing and I could see my daughter was chilly so we decided to go home. Got in the car and my wife hands me a gift certificate for a 1 hour swedish massage for this afternoon. Did I mention how wonderful she is? She was very proud of me and even mentions doing one with me one day! What limited your ability to perform faster: Knee injury. Under-training for this distance. Event comments: Great race! Plenty of volunteers. Good course. Would definitely do this again. Thanks also to the spectators who braved the chilly weather to cheer all the runners on. Last updated: 2006-03-14 12:00 AM
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Shamrock Sportsfest
40F / 4C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1390/3234
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 105/174
Ok, this is my first ever race as I had a meniscus surgery 1 month ago and an ACL reconstruction 2 years ago. For me to be here is an accomplishment. I am typically a humble person and not too proud of myself but today, all that goes out the window. Now, let me start by saying what wonderful wife I have. Not only did she get herself and our 1 year old up at o dark thirty in the cold to watch me run, the night before she hands me a good luck gift. A pair of Nike running socks! And that's not the end of it. More on her later. So, 5:30 wake up for an 8:00 start. Race is about 20 minutes away. Had a half an english muffin w/ pb and honey for breakfast. Left the house at 6:45 and got to the race site a little after 7. On the way to the race my wife says to open the glove box. She got me a pair of running sunglasses too! Like I said, she has supported me from day 1. Once we got there it was freezing on the water front. Couldn't wait for the race to start just to get warm.
Did a lot of standing around talking to my wife and some friends that I saw there. Not much else really.
Light jogging and some stretching.
Event was delayed 10 minutes due to a traffic accident on the race path. How convienient. I mean, it's not already cold enough.