Total Fitness Connection Mini Marathon
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Comments: My goal was to go under 1:30, which was about a 6:52 pace. After the first few miles in the 6:30's I felt pretty good and decided to try and keep it up. The only real issue I had was around mile marker 10 I got a huge cramp in my side. I tried to breathe deep and stretch it out; even tried raising my arm above my head for a bit. It finally let go after about a mile which was really nice because I wasn't looking forward to running the last 3 miles with it. What would you do differently?: I feel pretty good about my training over the past few months but my longest runs were 10-11 miles. I should have gotten in a few 13-14 milers but maybe next time! As far as the day, I didn't eat my GU at the turnaround point... I wasn't feeling like eating it so I didn't. Post race
Warm down: Walked around a little. Really felt it in my quads and hamstrings. What limited your ability to perform faster: More miles. I think I prepared well with a training load my legs could handle. I built to a little over 40mpw but that has only been over the past 3 months or so. If I keep up this volume I think my half marathon time will improve. I also do zero speedwork or intervals currently, which would help some. Last updated: 2012-01-29 12:00 AM
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2012-03-31 9:37 PM |
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United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 3/220
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/18
Ate a Clif Bar and had a cup of coffee about 1.5 hours before start time. Sipped a little water throughout the morning. Had a GU 15 minutes before start.
Ran about a mile at 8:00 pace just to loosen up.