Detroit Half Marathon
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Comments: Due to injuries and other issues my run conditioning is far from where I'd like it to be. It seems like ages ago that I ran a 1:31 half mary! I cast those thoughts a side though. I just wanted to have fun on this day of celebration and absorb the moments! I just love the collective emotional "feel" of a marathon - the positive vibes, excitement and such. Just as my wave was about to start a "rookie" marathoner next to me murmered a hesitant, "oh my." I wished him good luck!! He smiled back. Moments like that are cool. I knew I had to pace myself and control my INNER Fromer or otherwise I'd bonk out by mile 8 or so for sure since my longest run 'cuse of darn injuries has been 10 miles. So, I started with the 4hr mary group. The first 4 miles I was forced to stay under control because I had to weave my way through the masses! By the time I reached the bridge into CANADA I had worked my way into the 3:50 pace group. Running along the Canadian border is amazing. For a mile stretch we could look across the lake and see the Detroit skyline. Neat! Oh, once we crossed INTO Canada a disc jockey working the border shouted over a loud speaker that we had FREE HEALTHCARE! Isn't that a novel idea! :) Right around mile 7 I began to tire! Ooops!! I SERIOUSLY began to wonder if I had enough energy to do 13 miles! I also began to question my strategy of "attacking" the bridge into Canada. Heh. Guess I didn't completely control the INNER Fromer. Darn bridge. I took a gel and tossed back some gatorade at an aid station and that helped. The run back into Michigan is underwater! You run through a dank, smelly, 1 mile tunnel. The first half careens downward, second half heads back upward. Another moment of doubt hit me! When we exited the tunnel we were embraced by joyous spectators and clear skies. :) Just as I exited, a symbolic song began to play on my MP3 Player also. :) Mile 9-13 were all about persaverence! Each mile got harder for me as we criss-crossed through downtown Detroit. I SERIOUSLY almost quit two or three times as I didn't think I had it in me! But I stuck it out. :) Life is about hanging in there, right? :) My goal time for the race (besides finishing!!) was to go sub 2 hrs. My second goal was to crack 1:50. I came close. I bet if I were to have started farther up I could gone sub 1:50. I did NEGATIVE split the race and eventually caught up to the 3:45 pace group. Nice. What would you do differently?: Train more! Post race
Warm down: Walked, waited for my sister to finish! What limited your ability to perform faster: Uh, train more? Event comments: I had fun. :) I raced smart. I don't do that very often. Ha! :) Last updated: 2006-10-30 12:00 AM
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Got up at 5:15, ate a clif bar, left for downtown Detroit with Sister, arrived 20 minutes before start.
Stretched, stretched, stretched!!
It was freakin' COLD!! I wore shorts and long sleeve wicker shirt, running hat and gloves. Temp was in the 20's with windchill! GUSTING winds! I like running in 20F...but NOT waiting in 20F!
Temps did warm up nicely once the sun came up!