Weekend Bling Report
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@Wendy98 - Dang, that's impressive! A sub-3 marathon just 3 weeks past a sub-3 Boston?!!
You're putting ideas into my head. I had tagged Flying Pig as a marathon I would never do as long as I keep qualifying for Boston, because it's too soon after . . . and it might still be too soon after for an old geezer like me. Gotta remember that the younger folk recover quicker and more reliably.
I have have always thought back to back harder efforts could never happen. I guess 20 days was enough for recovery? I felt pretty good after Boston. I ran one 14 miler and one 16 miler (at marathon pace because that is how I do it) before The Pig--anything else I ran was shorter. What is even odder is how good I feel today--never would know I ran a marathon yesterday. Went to the gym like usual today.
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My first Pittsburgh Marathon is complete. After failing on my last long run and having leg issues over the past couple weeks I wasn't expecting much. And me fears were realized quickly as my left leg started cramping about 9 miles in. By mile 18 I had to stop at the aid station. After a quick checkup to confirm no structural knee damage, I put on some icy hot and gave it a go. I made 2 more stops at aid stations and managed to finish. It took me under 3 hours to run the first 18 miles and another 3 hours to finish the final 8. I now have about 3 weeks to heal before Ragnar. We'll see................
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First 5K of the season, 28:42, not a PB but better than last year's 29:09 on that course.3
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Here's my first 50k bling! The race was supposed to be a trail run, but had to be relocated at the last minute due to trail inaccessibility somewhere along the route. They moved it to a flat loop of dirt/gravel/paved. Got it done, and I'm looking forward to next year when hopefully we can run the original course.
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Yesterday's half marathon bling!
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Congratulations @Wendy98 !! Well done on the 5K and the marathons!! I'm in awe.
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Ran the Lilac 10K in 40:04 gun time, 10 seconds off my PR 10K at Dedham 3 weeks earlier. Lilac is the USATF Niagara Region 10K Championship, which means there are some good runners but the field is not as competitive as it would be at a USATF national event. The serious competition was among open teams; my time was good for 1st of 28 in the M 60-64 age group; 36th of 783 overall; 4th overall age grade, at 82.63; and leading my team to 1st Men's Supervet (60+) honors.
The bling was a bit understated. I got a nice no-label hat for winning the age group, and a cheap generic Track and Field medal for the team honors. The reverse of the medal is blank, it doesn't even say what the award is for.
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I had signed up for a small nearby 10K on Sat. There was some confusion and I accidentally followed the 5K route. After correcting it at the end, I ended up placing 1st in the male 30-39 group for the 5K.
Not an overall winner, and the medals for gender/age are generic (as compared to plaques for overall winners of each distance).
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@midwesterner85 - Hey, at least they engraved the race on your generic medal. Mine came totally blank, and I wrote what it's for on the back with a Sharpie.0
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@midwesterner85 - Hey, at least they engraved the race on your generic medal. Mine came totally blank, and I wrote what it's for on the back with a Sharpie.
Wow, that is truly generic.
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May 20th was the Joplin Memorial Marathon. I ran the half. Overall I was very happy with my run effort for this. I didn’t PR, but that’s OK. This was my 2nd half marathon race, ever. My first was 6 weeks ago and I finished with a time of 1:56:31, and I finished today at 1:58:48 which put me at a respectable 15th out of 42 in my age group.
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We didn't get the torrential rain or thunderstorms that we expected at the Highland Half, but there was a light to moderate rain for most of the race. I followed the advice @MobyCarp gave me and got some Smartwool socks, and they kept the blisters to a minimum. I don't usually run in a hat, but I was glad to have one to keep the rain out of my eyes, even though it was too big for me. I put my phone in a ziplock bag and made sure my headphones were waterproof (they were), and I was good to go.
It was a small race already and a lot of people didn't show up (because of the weather, I assume), so only 88 people finished. Much of the course was on the Maryville Greenway, so we had nice views of a little creek and were kept company by assorted waterfowl. I'd heard others worrying about the hill at mile 10, so I held back a little, but when I got there...well, I wasn't very impressed by the "hill." I'm used to running on bigger hills than that! After that, I knew I was on track to PR, so I ran the last couple of miles with a big grin on my face. A few people who had already finished cheered as I got to the finish line, and I yelled, "I'm gonna PR it!" They all started yelling and cheering louder. I finished in 2:26:37, which was my first under-2:30 half marathon time and 13 minutes faster than last fall's PR.
No "after" pictures because everyone was ready to get out of the rain, but here's a "before" picture in my hat that's too big, and the medal.
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@midwesterner85 - It may have looked like a very generic medal but I actually liked the way the front of the medal looked, 2 runners and especially the 3d look to it and the way they had a folded ribbon wrapping around the edge of the medal, and it did have the engraved name of the race on the back of it.0
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Made a last minute decision yesterday to run the Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon today. It was a small race, with 261 finishers. I was 4th overall with a time of 1:33:06.15. As expected, I won the M 60-64 age group. The medal is for finishing, the pint glass and sticker are for the age group:
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Not a timed race (I timed it... and it was 3.5 miles, not 5K), but did a 5K trail run this morning. Not sure how to load a photo from my phone, but I got the same bib number as The trail run on 4/1 (see profile photo).0
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Ran a new PB in a 5K race today! 24+minutes beats my old 5K PB by a minute and my time for the same race last year by 4 minutes! Also earned me a 1st place for my group!
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Funny (not) thing happened on my way to the Ridgewood NJ Memorial day 10K. The Monday before, in training, I pulled, strained or otherwise messed up my left calf/Achilles tendon causing my first DNS. Damn. Hurt to even walk much less run. Did 3.75 slow miles on Saturday as a test and failed the test. Feeling better and hoping to get back out on the road in, maybe, another week or so.0
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I ran the Running of the Bulls 8k in Durham, NC this morning. Beat my last 8k time by two minutes, and got a sweet cowbell finisher's medal:
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On Sunday 5/28/17 I ran the Mountain2Beach Marathon. 5:54:14. 0
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I completed my first Ragnar Relay this weekend. It was quite the experience. I ran 23 miles total. I had a moderate and 2 extra hard legs (including the "Ragnar" leg which they consider the hardest). I did a 7.5 mile run in the middle of the night. I ate like crap and got very little sleep. I had a great time. I will be doing this again.
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@dewd2 -Awesome! I love the medals! My husband and I are part of a Ragnar Bourbon Chase team in October. Your pictures are making me super excited!1
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D-Day 10K at Currahee, 49:59, 10th overall, 2nd in the 40-49 year old age group, which is what they actually handed awards out for (the race results page shows 31-40 year olds).
There are no distance PR's set at this race, you only race the mountain. And the mountain always wins.4 -
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I ran the Christchurch Half on Sunday. I wasn't expecting much as I had two dreadful nights' sleep prior, was battling with a sore throat, and woke to freezing cold, rain and wind. I layered up in a couple of merino thermals and had a light running jacket, however, at the last minute ditched the jacket as I get pretty hot when I run and the rain had abated to a drizzle. Feeling mediocre, I thought I'd just enjoy the day and not stress about my time and started at a comfortable speed, enjoying the beautiful views through Hagley Park, however, at 5k I discovered I was running dead on 5:10 pace - the speed I needed to go to achieve my dream sub 1:50. I was feeling good - the cold wasn't bothering me and the rain was light to intermittent (and the wind must have been behind me or diffused by the trees). At 10k I was still running well so I put my head down and concentrated on maintaining my speed. By 18k I knew I had it and sailed on to the finish line, largely oblivious to the icy headwind that everyone else complained about in the last 5k. I even managed to pass a few people in the last couple of kilometres. I'm thrilled with how the race went and am I loving my new PB!!
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I'm "home" in the States for the summer and thought I'd add some American bling to my collection. No finisher's medals for this 10k, but the event was small enough that I somehow managed third place in my age group. Also no PB this time, but I'm very pleased with the results and think I can finally say I've recovered from my post-marathon "bleh". Best of all, I got to see my sister - it's been 2 1/2 years! - she was doing the 5k charity walk.
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I am a distance runner. Friday evening I stepped outside my comfort zone and ran the Charlie McMullen Mile on a track. This is only the second time in my life that I have run a race this short. My goals were simple: Beat my time of 5:50.32 from 2 years ago, and stay ahead of my friend and team mate Bill to maintain my lead for the M 60-64 age group in the Rochester Runner of the Year Series.
I achieved both goals, winning the age group with a time of 5:44.90, after hearing Bill breathing behind me early in the last lap. Bill finished in 5:47.95 and did a good job of pushing me to run faster. We did a pretty good job of getting around that track, for a couple of guys over 60.
The medal was a cheap generic thing that didn't even say what it was an award for. I'm told it is gold, but I had a hard time seeing the difference between this and the bronze medals in the poor light at the track Friday.
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Medved 5K to Cure ALS today. 81º F and quite humid. Runners were complaining about the heat. I didn't think it was all that hot, but the humidity was a bit annoying. Fast, flat course and some good runners to chase. Official time 19:32, good for 21st of 412 overall and 1st of 19 in the M 60-64 age group. No real bling, but I got a gift certificate for winning the age group:
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Ran the Great Grandma's Challenge which includes the William A. Irvin 5k and the Grandma's marathon. 5k was nice and slow, in the 42 minute range. Marathon, I hoped for a sub-4, and was on track for that at the half, but totally bombed the second half, Final finish time was 4:24:06. I can't really complain though. It was my first full, and the first half set a new HM PR for me at 1:59:30.
Shirt for completing the challenge, and my finisher's medals. Got tech shirts for finishing both races as well, but those are both in the wash.
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Hyde Park Blast this past Saturday. It is a decent sized local race and an odd distance, 4 miles. I wasn't enthusiastic to race. I have had back pain for the past 2 weeks. It comes and goes and sometimes it is hard to take a deep breath without pain. My plan was just to survive and put out a decent effort. Final time was 25:54 (6:28/mile pace) which got me 6th OA for women. Top 50 of each gender get a Brooks long sleeve running shirt with race logo and "Top Finisher" on it. My back was bugging me all day yesterday after the race!2
