sportsmans duathlon Co. Louth.

My first ever duathlon! Everyone was very professional looking, but great really friendly. The first run and cycle were fine but I really struggled on the second run, my legs were like jelly it felt like an epidural wearing off!

So have to work on my transitions before the second round in 3 weeks.

First 10K: 01:08:42.544
Slow, but I ran!

10k PR on Saturday! 1:09:33, over 2 minutes faster than my previous best (in 2008) and more than 15 minutes faster than a 10k on the same couse 3 weeks ago. The weather was cold (4F), but no wind and very little snow and ice on the course.

Spring Thaw 15 miler. My goal was to be under 2:30 and I got it! 2:29:47. Very windy day, too.

OnionMama: Great job!!!

I completed my first Half Marathon last weekend in 1:52:53.

Absolutely delighted with my time and can't wait to try and beat it on the next one!

woo hoo congratulations!!!! that was a great time!!!

Last race was the Cupcake 15k in Cumming, GA, on March 1. Finished in 1:07:47, 15th overall, first in my age group.

A bunch of us agreed that the course measured short. All of our gps watches measured the course at 8.99 miles, not the 9.3 it should have been. Some of the guys who ran it last year said the course was long, so maybe they were just trying to average it out. Either way, I was really happy with my pace and really happy with catching and passing a couple of the targets I identified late in the race.

Hoping to parlay that into a good time at the Chick-Fil-A Half Marathon in Athens on April 5.

Ran my first ever 10k last weekend. I planned on coming in about 60 min. My training runs are usually 10:30ish pace. But I came in at 57:24- I was pleased!

My boys ran with (er rather ahead of) me. Oldest ds took first in his age group, and set a new pr. In the 10k! Middle ds took 2nd in the 5k in his age group- he's 11- and the age group was 1-18 yr olds, I was so proud of them both!

Had a 10k this morning! I've done 5ks, halfs, and a full before but this was actually my first ever 10k, which makes it a PR!

Chip Time: 59:42

Ran negative splits:
[stats according to Garmin] Mile 1-(9:54), 2-(9:52), 3-(9:42), 4-(9:40), 5-(9:17), 6-(8:38)


I'm gearing up to PR at a half this May, hoping for a 2:10 finish (9:54 pace). I have a 15k in a couple weeks, I plan to practice negative splits again starting at half marathon pace and gradually speeding up. I figure as the distances get longer I won't speed up as much, but it was fun to have so much left in the tank to really run that last mile this morning!

Ran the Publix Georgia Half Marathon on Sunday. I wasn't going for a PR, just treating it as a training run at an easy pace. And I was helping a friend and wasn't going to leave him behind. Finished in 2:06 and had a ton of fun along the way. And I felt great afterwards.