Subject: RE: 30 runs in 30 days - who's with us?I made it through the double in good shape, my foot is a little sore again but not as bad as after the Air Force marathon. Day 682, 26.32 miles in the New Hampshire marathon in 3:38:39 good enough for 28th overall out of 239 and 3rd in my age group out of 31 50-59 year old men. I could've ran it faster but held back some for the next day. It was a very hilly course too, almost 1500 foot elevation gain. After a shower and a beer it was off in the car for just over a two hour drive to Portland, Maine.
Day 683, 26.54 miles in the Maine marathon in 3:49:49 good enough for 278th out of 927, 18th out of 63 in my age group of 50-54 year old men but I could not have run this one much faster, I was really running out of gas after mile 21, I was holding a 8:32 pace up until then and fell of a bit the last 5 miles. 4 of them were over 9 minute miles but one was just under 9.
Day 684 1.25 miles today after finishing the drive home. It is about 650 miles one way and I drove about half of it last night. I could've ran farther today but only ran that far not because I was to sore but because the Pirates game was coming on and that is all the time I had to run before it started.
I have a half marathon this weekend if it is not cancelled due to the stupid government shutdown and then the Marine Corps marathon 2 weeks after that.
Thanks for all the encouraging words and support from everyone. It was a blast and I am looking forward to doing my first set of triples hopefully next year. |