Mini-Marathon Results
I should have posted this last Sunday but between recovery and work this week I just didn't have a chance.
I finished. I finished really well (for me). I set a new PR!!! I had a goal of finishing in under 3 hours clock time. I almost made it. I finished in 3:01:56 officially! Woo-hoo - go me! The weather was cool in the earliest part of the morning but by the time I got to the track, the sun had come out and the wind had died - I definitely over-dressed but I at least had the brains to change out of the long-sleeve shirt to a short-sleeve before we set out to the start line. If I had spent a little less time in the bathroom at the track, I probably would have been close enough that I might have been able to sprint the last bit - but if I hadn't stopped and run cold water over my head/neck/wrists, I probably wouldn't have had the energy for a sprint.
Here's the official results:
NO FN LN DIVISION OVERALL DIVPL SEXPL TIME PACE 5Mile 10Mile Last5k 2252Bob****M505422590/292191112/132912196/139733:01:5613:541:10:102:20:4641:10
Not bad if I say so myself. The last 5K is slower than I normally do a 5K but after 10 miles already, it's not bad.
So I need to push a little bit more next year to finally accomplish my first goal - maybe do a run/walk next year and see what kind of PR I set!
And here's a picture of the Finisher's Medal:
It's really cool: it's the Pagoda at the IMS showing the Yard of Bricks and a little race car - and the race car moves back and forth across the bottom!
The-Lovely-Wife accomplished her goal this year - finishing without pain. Her time wasn't her best (in fact it was her worst) but she finished pain-free and had NO recovery issues this week either.
I'll have another post later today to catch you all up on other things.
ETA: Oops! Meant to thank all those that wished me luck when I set out for the start line, especially avidbeader and mjryan.
I finished. I finished really well (for me). I set a new PR!!! I had a goal of finishing in under 3 hours clock time. I almost made it. I finished in 3:01:56 officially! Woo-hoo - go me! The weather was cool in the earliest part of the morning but by the time I got to the track, the sun had come out and the wind had died - I definitely over-dressed but I at least had the brains to change out of the long-sleeve shirt to a short-sleeve before we set out to the start line. If I had spent a little less time in the bathroom at the track, I probably would have been close enough that I might have been able to sprint the last bit - but if I hadn't stopped and run cold water over my head/neck/wrists, I probably wouldn't have had the energy for a sprint.
Here's the official results:
NO FN LN DIVISION OVERALL DIVPL SEXPL TIME PACE 5Mile 10Mile Last5k 2252Bob****M505422590/292191112/132912196/139733:01:5613:541:10:102:20:4641:10
Not bad if I say so myself. The last 5K is slower than I normally do a 5K but after 10 miles already, it's not bad.
So I need to push a little bit more next year to finally accomplish my first goal - maybe do a run/walk next year and see what kind of PR I set!
And here's a picture of the Finisher's Medal:
It's really cool: it's the Pagoda at the IMS showing the Yard of Bricks and a little race car - and the race car moves back and forth across the bottom!
The-Lovely-Wife accomplished her goal this year - finishing without pain. Her time wasn't her best (in fact it was her worst) but she finished pain-free and had NO recovery issues this week either.
I'll have another post later today to catch you all up on other things.
ETA: Oops! Meant to thank all those that wished me luck when I set out for the start line, especially avidbeader and mjryan.