Weekend Bling Report
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Flower City Challenge Half Marathon: 1:36:50 official time, 1st of 27 in the M 60-64 age group by 49 seconds, 107th of 2111 overall. More importantly, I didn't run it as a race. I held myself to MP for the distance. 6 days after Boston, the steeper downhills were still a challenge; but remembering the training for Lower Newton Falls really helped. It's amazing how much better I feel after a half when I run it 20 seconds per mile off race pace, and not having any fast 60 year olds show up was a bonus.
The big medal is for finishing. The little medal that looks incomplete is piece #2 of the 4 part medal for the Four Seasons Challenge. The mug and the peanut butter are for winning the age group.
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I ran the last of my currently scheduled spring races on Saturday: the Tar Heel 10-Miler. This year was the ninth year of this race and it has grown and sold out in recent years. I have run this race three consecutive years. I limped through it last year after surviving the Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh Marathon with an injured right hip flexor.
I had a simple goal to run the race at 9:00/mile and maintain that pace over the entire distance. That would set a new PR for this distance and course of about six minutes. There is a huge hill climb in the last two miles of the race. That hill really challenges the ability to maintain pace at the end.
It rained the evening before and things were still damp as there was a thin fog hanging in the air. Although pleasantly cool, the fog wasn't going to allow for easy evaporation and cooling during the race. The sun burned through the fog layer pretty easily. I live about 2.5 miles from the start and used the distance to do a slow jog/walk to warm up before the race started. As I arrived near the starting grid, the 4-milers were released on their race (the share a small portion of the same course and their race started 30-minutes before ours).
The course was laid out differently this year. Previously the race left the UNC Campus Bell Tower and headed toward the east end of campus and the residential areas on that end of the campus. Those streets are very narrow and with 3,000-4,000 runners trying to go through at the same time, there has been a lot of congestion in those first couple of miles. This year, we went the other direction and followed some wider streets for the first couple of miles before we finally started running through the residential streets and that helped the congestion issues immensely. This course has about half of its total elevation gain in the last 1.5 miles. The Laurel Hill Challenge has its own set of timers and awards for the fastest climbers. My GPS this indicated 586 total feet of climbing this year (slightly less than was registered last year on a slightly different course).
More importantly, it allowed more runners to get up to pace sooner than in previous years. I ended up completing the race in 1:26:02.21 at an average pace of 8:37/mile. My average heart rate was 165 bpm over the course (peak of 180 near the finish. My lactate threshold HR is approximately 174 BPM) and my average leg turnover was 195 steps/minute (something I've been working on over the past year).
My GPS based times were as follows (1:26:03, 10.02 miles):
(Distance) Pace/ Avg HR
(1) 8:45/ 160
(2) 8:34/ 157
(3) 8:22/ 166
(4) 8:34/ 166
(5) 8:13/ 167
(6) 8:33/ 167
(7) 8:04/ 164
(8) 8:07/ 168
(9) 9:28/ 168
(10) 8:59/ 169
(.02) 7:11/ 177
I finished 617 out of 1651 males, and 6th out of 34 males 61-65 (my neighbor came in first). The overall results haven't been posted yet. I had wings on my feet (see pictures).
Race Pictures by gsaun039, on Flickr
Race Pictures by gsaun039, on Flickr
Race Pictures by gsaun039, on Flickr 4 -
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It was Flying Pig weekend, my favorite weekend in Cincinnati. As much as I would have loved to do the full Marathon or the half, it was too soon after Boston. I am old and it takes longer to recover!
I was invited to compete as an elite in the one mile race Friday night. Omg, that was hard! I am not a miler and have some bone issues going on. It was a blast though and I met some awesome and FAST women. I ended up 5th with 5:47. I have run training miles faster than that!
That was a late night and then I had to get up early the next day. I decided to do the 10k event of the Pig. I love that distance. Ended up first overall with 39:05. My 12 year old also ran it alone and got a PR. Then I ran the 5k right after with my 9 and 6 year olds. That was more a run/walk recovery. It was an awesome weekend.
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I did it, I did it, I did it!!!! Ran my first marathon (San Luis Obispo Marathon) on Sunday. It was such a great experience that I'm already looking for my next race! I finished upright and with a smile on my face - I even ran all of the hills (and there were lots of them) despite doing no formal hill training. The only time I walked was through the water stations.
I attribute my success to all of the great advice I've gotten by this group - thank you!!!
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I ran the Wisconsin Marathon this morning. It was my 5th full marathon. My time was 5:49:40. That is a new PR for me. I couldn't quit smiling. Last year I got a 6:06 something and the years before that was a 6:28 something and a 6:30 something .
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I ran my first half marathon race today (Harmony Genève Semi-Marathon for Unicef) - and it was amazing, I had such a great time!
My official finish time was 2:17:16. My watch showed me 21.32 km in 2:17:23 - I might have started it a few seconds too soon and stopped it a bit after passing the finish line, and I didn't always run the perfect tangents, so that seems about right. The temperatures were a bit warmer than I would have liked, and I didn't manage to slow down enough to stick to my planned pace, so it should have been a desaster, but instead it was awesome from the first minute to the last. I am absolutely going to do this again!
Bling for the race was the medal, a shirt and a sweatband. All of those just say "Geneva marathon" instead of half marathon. Now I feel a little like I might have to run a full at some point this year to earned the right to wear these
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@_nikkiwolf_ WTG! Yes, one of my low-grade gripes about the Rochester Half Marathon last year was that the shirt and medal said Marthon - Half Marathon - Relay with "Marathon" in the largest print. (Buffalo had different shirts and medals for the half marathon than for the full.) I'll fix the problem with Rochester this year by running the full marathon; but I still have that 2015 shirt that says "marathon" even though I ran the half. Oh, well. At least I'm not alone in feeling like this isn't the way bling ought to be.1
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@MobyCarp Yes, you'd think getting two different medals / shirts produced couldn't be that much of an effort for big events! They did manage to print race bibs in different colors, then they should have also been able to distinguish the medals.
Since I've never run a marathon, I'd feel a bit like a fraud if I run around in a marathon shirt.... At least mine doesn't say the year on it, so I guess running the full next year would fix it for me. Something to keep in mind! 1 -
Cake pops and roses were received by all participants for the Mother's Day 5k I was in yesterday. My cake pop and rose went to my darling wife (so she could have 2 of each), who walked the 5k while me mom and I ran it.3
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I did the Door County Half this weekend. i wasn't last and all finishers got a medal. and of course i can't find a picture of it.
i got a long sleeve for this year and last years 5k and HM shirts were on sale for 5ea.
the HM and the 5k had their own shirts.
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Met a personal goal I had set this weekend running the We Love Moms 10-miler. Super-flat course on one of the greenways along a feeder creek for the Chattahootchie. Finished third out of 30 runners, had set a goal of 70 minutes and crushed it at 1:07:45.
Only drawback to the race was that the second place finisher was about 4 minutes ahead of me and the fourth place runner was 6 minutes behind, so no one to push me other than the Garmin. Fourth place finisher had a good recommendation to use cadence on one of my screens for self-pushing, rather than average pace. I think I like that idea...1 -
I just found this group and this thread, so this is a little late, but I just ran my first half marathon on 4/2 and my first marathon on 4/30. I finished the Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon (Lexington, KY) in 1:51:56 and the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon (Louisville) in 3:58:25. The small medal to the right is for finishing both races. I also just signed up for the Air Force Marathon in Dayton in September, so I'll be starting to train for that soon.
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Sunday May 15 Run the Hook, Sandy Hook, New Jersey 5K. First "race" (group run) in close to 25 years. 29:04 121/536 overall, age and gender group (60-64M) 3/9. All in all, a good day. On to Ridgewood NJ Memorial Day 5K.0
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So yesterday the Light Ox 10K, the Dark Ox 10K along the same route but at night, and this morning the Ox Half Marathon.
Pretty good all in, although this morning was affected by inadequate recovery refueling and hydration after yesterday. Over the weekend about 1100m of vertical elevation.
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Finished 10th overall on Thursday, 3rd in my age group. 5K time was 24:12. Today I ran the Roger Snyder Memorial 10k. I finished in 52:12:11 - Not close to a PR but I'll take it. It was good enough for 1st in my age group and 9th overall.
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Booneville Backroads Ultra. Wanted to quit at mile 62 but with some encouragement from friends I continued to the finish4 -
Wow, some serious runners in here! I can't imagine running 100 miles. Awesome.
Congrats on your finishes and medals everyone!1 -
A Personal Best. So it was my second "race", Ridgewood New Jersey 5K, still did a better time. 28:28 chip time, (down from 29:09). Mile pace 9:09; overall 527/1345; Gender placement 386/733; Division M 60-64 16/27. There are some real fast older guys out there. Winner of my division beat me by about 9 minutes2
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I got a Personal Record on my half marathon! Finished in 2:06:29 (according to my watch) which got me 2nd place in my age division! It was a small race, like 120 people, but still an accomplishment! For comparison, my last half took me 2:55.4
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I ran the RACE13.1 Raleigh Midtown Spring Half Marathon on Saturday June 4th. The conditions were tough with the temperature at the beginning of the race at 71°F and a dewpoint of 69°F. By the time I finished, the temperature had risen to 81°F and the dewpoint went up to 74°F. Really quite tropically humid.
My goal was to run and set a new PR of less than 2-hours. Finished in 1:58:16. After mile 2, I ran ahead of the 2:00 pacesetters. I ran a reasonably consistent pace with the exception of the four-stage hill climb in the last mile. Once I got over the last hill with about a quarter mile to go, I basically did a sprint to the finish (7:22/mile according to my watch).
Normally, my time would earn me a top-three placement in my age group. This year the top male in the 60-64 was also 4th overall. . I was 4th out of 16 in my age group, 120 out of 478 in gender and and 179 out of 1078 overall. I was pretty pleased with the way it came out. I was dripping wet but feeling good.
IMAG0001 by gsaun039, on Flickr 4 -
I once again was honored to follow in the footsteps of 18,000 men from the Greatest Generation. The Camp Toccoa D-Day Memorial 10k starts at the historic Camp Toccoa grounds and runs up Mount Currahee. 2 miles of rollers then mile 3 is straight up for a 600-650 foot climb. This is the third year in a row that I've run it and I shaved another 2 minutes off my time.
Finish: 46:08
Place: 5th overall, 3rd in age group (35-39)
Award for placing in my age group is a thirsty stone coaster rather than a medal. Which I think is nice. It's unique and actually useful.
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@STrooper and @99clmsntgr -great job on your races and PRs. Very impressive showings for both of you!1
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I finished my first half marathon on Saturday! I did the Asheville Half Marathon, which was a great but tough race, with a big hill at mile 10 and the finish line at the top of a hill as well. My goals were to finish the race and not be last, and I accomplished both of those. I finished in 3:05, and I'm pretty confident that I'll break 3 hours on a flatter course next time.
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@Curtruns Here's a few Ultra's that ( I originally posted to PoppetsMaster / Warning Canadian Content ) you might be interested in; Sinister 7 Ultra ( gotta love the name ) 0-99 runners usually take part in the race. The number of participants is capped to 1400
" Welcome to the Sinister 7 Ultra — a race that may be greatest challenge of your life. The 100 mile (161km) course will take you through the most rugged, remote and beautiful terrain in Alberta’s stunning Rocky Mountains. With 5,687m of elevation gain across the course, this race will punish those who are not prepared.
The Sinister 7 is open to solo runners or teams of up to seven and racers have 30 hours to complete the gruelling event. The course is split into seven stages, each featuring a geographic and historic highlight of the area. The race’s name is inspired by the treacherous Seven Sisters Mountain that looms over much of the course."
Welcome to the Iron Legs 60km, 50 miler and relay, held near Bragg Creek in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
The 60km race takes you up onto a ridge before looping around through a valley and coming back over the ridge and towards the finish. The course offers amazing views of the Canadian Rockies and fantastic single track that will challenge all those on the course.
The 50 mile trail run beside an up onto Moose Mountain, offers fantastic single track and stunning views of the Canadian Rockies. The course is mostly on single track trails with some fire roads and lots of elevation change.
Lost Souls Ultra 100 mile, 100 km or 50 km. All ready full.[/quote]
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Great job @apullum! Congrats on completing your first half. That's fantastic. How sneaky to have a hill at the finish! Way to meet your goals!1
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Finished 3rd overall and won a $100 gift certificate for Inside Track (local running store). I can see a new pair of shoes in my future.
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