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Post by jamalynn on May 18, 2015 15:37:54 GMT -5

Hey ladies. I had a mostly downhill half on Sunday and it was interesting so I thought I would give you a short recap. Race was 90 miles north of Atlanta, so it made for an early morning for myself and 2 of my running girlfriends. None of us knew what to expect. The race was very small, only 201 people registered for the half (they also had a 5k). It was a point to point race so we were bused to start. One horn blow and we were off. It appeared to be a fast group of runners for the most part. The crowd took off and we literally ran down a mountain (on the road of course). I had no idea what to expect as far as time and I got strep on Tuesday, but I planned to PR considering I had never run an easy half (all of mine have been pretty hilly). There were a couple of rolling hills in the first mile which helped so me down. Mile 1 was 7:35. After that, the next 7 miles were pretty speedy. The crowd spread out and I pretty much was running alone. I could see a guy ahead of me. Only 3 water stops the whole time (not ideal but it was too bad either). Well it's hard to control yourself while running downhill, so I decided to just let myself go but stay in control. After 8 miles, most the elevated had dropped (it was a 2,000 foot drop overall) and we were near town. OMG, those last 5 miles were some of the hardest I have ever run. My legs were shot after 8 downhill miles and I couldn't do anything. The last 5 are mostly rolling hills and flat. It was so hard. On mile 12, one girl passed me (ugh). I prayed she wasn't in my age group (she wasn't). I crossed the finish line so relieved to be done. The good news is I had over a 5 minute PR, finishing in 1:39:xx. I couldn't believe I went under 1:40. That made me really happy. And to top it off, I was 1st in my AG. My 2 girlfriends finished top 3 in their AG's so we all went home with some extra bling. BTW, the girl that passed me was the masters winner.
It was an interesting race and not as easy as I had hoped but I did crush my old PR, so I can't complain. As for today, I cannot walk. My quads hate me but totally worth it.

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PR's
5K: 22:34
10K: 45:41
15K: 1:13:43
HM: 1:39:58
Marathon: 3:35:22

cinco Elder Posts: 13,773 Likes: 19,044	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 16:09:45 GMT -5 via mobile jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cinco on May 18, 2015 16:09:45 GMT -5 Awesome job! You crushed it! Congrats on the AG win and the mega PR.
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al320 Senior Member Posts: 7,471 Likes: 12,305	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 16:09:52 GMT -5 via Tapatalk jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by al320 on May 18, 2015 16:09:52 GMT -5 Downhill is HARD, congrats on a great race and a huge pr!!
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Mushe Senior Member Posts: 7,831 Likes: 7,451	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 16:14:35 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mushe on May 18, 2015 16:14:35 GMT -5 Wow, great job!
	Back to Top Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running. PRs: 5k: 21:36 \| 10k: 48:15 \| Half: 1:51 \| Marathon: 4:17 \| 50k: 6:52 Marathon 2 coming Dec 2017

MrsE Full Member Posts: 4,930 Likes: 3,247	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 17:29:41 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MrsE on May 18, 2015 17:29:41 GMT -5 Way to go! Congrats!
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Deleted Posts: 0	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 17:51:21 GMT -5 via mobile jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on May 18, 2015 17:51:21 GMT -5 Smashed it!! Awesome job!!
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coconutbug Full Member Posts: 2,174 Likes: 3,753	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 17:54:07 GMT -5 via mobile jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coconutbug on May 18, 2015 17:54:07 GMT -5 Wow, what a PR! Congrats!!
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libbygrl109 Full Member Posts: 4,109 Likes: 3,872	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 19:02:47 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by libbygrl109 on May 18, 2015 19:02:47 GMT -5 Wow! Awesome PR! Congrats!
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fuckyourcouch Elder Posts: 18,862 Likes: 29,435	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 19:38:23 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fuckyourcouch on May 18, 2015 19:38:23 GMT -5 You are amazing! Congrats!
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bostonmichelle Senior Member Posts: 9,801 Likes: 17,461	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 19:50:56 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bostonmichelle on May 18, 2015 19:50:56 GMT -5 Congratulations!!
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labbie Senior Member Posts: 5,224 Likes: 10,000	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 19:56:34 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by labbie on May 18, 2015 19:56:34 GMT -5 Speedy! Congrats on the huge PR and the AG win!
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cole Full Member Posts: 2,572 Likes: 5,744	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 19:59:49 GMT -5 via Tapatalk jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cole on May 18, 2015 19:59:49 GMT -5 Wow, congrats on the PR and AG!! You're awesome!
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taratru Elder Posts: 13,690 Likes: 24,518	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 20:26:23 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taratru on May 18, 2015 20:26:23 GMT -5 Jesus! That's HUGE! Congratulations!!!
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mrs.jacinthe Elder Home & Garden Mod Posts: 12,528 Likes: 8,763	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 20:38:38 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrs.jacinthe on May 18, 2015 20:38:38 GMT -5 Congrats! That's so awesome, and a FIVE minute PR is amazing!
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ilovecandy Full Member Posts: 4,457 Likes: 4,202	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 21:07:21 GMT -5 via mobile jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ilovecandy on May 18, 2015 21:07:21 GMT -5 Congrats. You were just north of where I have some family they live in canton.
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sadlebred Moderator Posts: 13,354 Likes: 17,450	Short Half Recap May 18, 2015 21:12:08 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sadlebred on May 18, 2015 21:12:08 GMT -5 Congratulations! That is an amazing time!!!
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mrshandy Elder Posts: 11,151 Likes: 14,964	Short Half Recap May 19, 2015 7:40:39 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrshandy on May 19, 2015 7:40:39 GMT -5 Wow!!! Amazing job!! Congrats!
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D2M Full Member Posts: 3,704 Likes: 2,812	Short Half Recap May 19, 2015 8:37:46 GMT -5 jamalynn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by D2M on May 19, 2015 8:37:46 GMT -5 Between the super early morning, the tough course and the PR, you rocked it. Awesome!
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