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Comments: Started off feeling pretty good - a little stiff from being cold but not too bad. My Dad did this race with me and we kept a 2:1 pace throughout. We found another lady from our Saturday run group who joined us. We were hitting just over a 14 minute pace until mile 8 when it was decided we'd pick it up a little. Felt good until about mile 12 and then it was a little bit like work. Again, I was hoping for a sub 3 on this but I wasn't really expecting it since I'd ridden 48 miles the day before and my coach had told me not to "race" this so as not to injure myself. At mile 10 I really had to talk myself out of just taking off and running the rest of the way in - we were so, so close to coming in under 3 hours! I probably did do a sub 3 here since of course they don't stop the clock for bathroom breaks - there were two fast ones (since thankfully there were no lines!). Overall, I felt great the whole race and now I am glad I didn't push it too much as my knees have been a bit twingy, nothing big I just feel them is all. It was a great workout weekend for me. Thanks Todd for shouting my name out just before I finished. I kept looking for people that I knew all morning and it was so crowded I didn't see anybody. So, thanks Todd! It's always nice to see you. What would you do differently?: Someday I am going to do a half mary when I don't ride the day before so I can smoke it and get an official sub 3 half. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and found Faeron, got some food and went to the shuttle and went home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Maybe not riding the day before. Event comments: This is my 3rd year doing this race. It is always fun - well except last year the weather was horrible. The weather was absolutely perfect. Sunny but not too hot with a nice breeze coming in off the ocean. A beautiful day. Kicks off my race season in a most excellent way. Last updated: 2008-11-17 12:00 AM
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United States
Kinane Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 9190/10783
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 746/943
Oatmeal, banana and clif bar when we arrived at the venue.
Not a lot, wait for the shuttle and then try to keep warm til the start.