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Comments: I snuggled up with the 1:45 pace guys. Felt great for the first 6, then I noticed the effort was getting harder. Not a good sign at the half way point. I was excited that at least I was on pace. Suddenly in mile 8, my right calf cramped up a little, not big, but it made me slow down. I lost my pace group. Ugh. Mentally, I was not resilient. I slowed down at mile 9 and people were passing me right and left. At mile 11, my right shoulder cramped and was killer painful. WTF. The shoulder? I lost it and got frustrated when the 1:50 pace group came by at 11.5 or so. I think my pace dropped off big time. My legs were heavy and I was just trying to get to the line. I wish I could have enjoyed the last mile. It was great to have all the people cheering. Next year. What would you do differently?: Check the Garmin the night before, do a real warm up, and maybe get a few runs in over 13 miles. Post race
Warm down: I walked with a water, got my medal and was in a foul mood. I simply walked to the car. Luckly, one of my friends wanted to get to 10:30 Mass, so we bolted quickly. My shoulder was horrible. I got a bag of ice from a random person on the walk to the car. I could not lift it up on the ride home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Endurance. Period. I am getting better, but the progress is slow. It can get frustrating as friends are all running in the 1:30s and I am 20 min. slower. Just want to be a little more respectable. I need more miles. Last updated: 2009-09-20 12:00 AM
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2010-03-22 6:59 AM in reply to: #2739165 |
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The ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon
55F / 13C
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Overall Rank = 1967/10481
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 250/
Got up at 5 AM and had a bagel with peanut butter.
I rode down to the race with friends from the hood. We got there just in time. National anthem, 5 minute wait...off we go. Zero warm up. See what would you do different.... Garmin was out of power. WTF. I charged the damn thing, yet no power in the AM. Luckily, I had my ironman watch and at least had my time to look at....see what I would do differently (again)