Weekend racers, tell us about it!!

[taratru]

Omg, so excited for Monday!!!! I need to block off my calendar.

And everyone else, good luck too!!!! I feel a kick ass weekend comin!

[sadlebred]

Good luck everyone!

Kick butt, Boston ladies!

[skwcm80]

Good luck everyone!!!

Thanks thom.

[labbie]

Good luck everyone!

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[trigal]

Good luck to everyone!

[Deleted]

Very best of luck everyone racing!! Cannot wait to read the reports.

[runblondie26]

Good luck with your half skwcm80!

[skwcm80]

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

[CallingAllAngels]

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Great job! That is a fantastic PR! Now you have a goal for your next half too.

[skwcm80]

Apr 19, 2014 9:22:31 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Great job! That is a fantastic PR! Now you have a goal for your next half too.

Thanks! I already have a race, the Indianapolis monumental half. It will be about a month out from Chicago, so maybe then.

[lb2006]

Congrats on the job well done already today ladies - and good luck to our boston girls!!!!! :-)

[thom]

Congratulations skwcm80; that's a huge PR! I'm proud of you. This totally deserves a recap post.... Yes?!

[thom]

I ran my race today.

The basics: I finished in 1:50:38, which is 20 seconds slower than last year. I feel ok with this result.

The good: last year, the course was short at 12.975 miles due to re-routing for so much snow. So, last year I ran a 8:30 pace and this year I ran 8:27 pace. SO, technically still a PR.

I'm really proud that I hung on during this race. The pace honestly felt fast to me even during the first few miles, and I seriously wanted to bail on my time goal and just run it like a marathon pace run. I'm proud that I kept going after it, even though I came up a little short.

The bad: the wind was vicious. Probably 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. I was definitely tucking in behind people when I could.

My shin started throbbing exactly at the mile 10 marker. Before that it was fine; which is so strange. I'm icing again now, and I'm hoping it will feel better soon!

Why couldn't I have managed 39 seconds faster???

Overall, a nice race, the rain held off, and I'm happy with my effort.

[skwcm80]

Apr 19, 2014 13:09:24 GMT -5 thom said:

Congratulations skwcm80; that's a huge PR! I'm proud of you. This totally deserves a recap post.... Yes?!

Thank you and everyone else for your encouragement. I really appreciated it this morning.

I'll post a recap. Today is DS's birthday so I had to haul butt to get back home in time for his party. 

[runblondie26]

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Terrific! Congrats on your PR!

[gt7301b]

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Great job!!  Did you go for sub 2:00 or play it more conservatively?

[runaways]

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Congrats! That's a great time!

[skwcm80]

Apr 19, 2014 16:00:03 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

Apr 19, 2014 9:08:49 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

I didn't get my sub 2:00, my unofficial result is 2:04:47. almost a 12 minute PR from 6 months ago. I'm pretty ok with that.

Great job!!  Did you go for sub 2:00 or play it more conservatively?

I tried, but screwed up my pacing as per usual. I'll get it right one day, I just need to learn to run smart. 

[clseale]

Congrats on great races, girls! Well done!!

[cinco]

Apr 19, 2014 13:15:59 GMT -5 thom said:

I ran my race today.

The basics: I finished in 1:50:38, which is 20 seconds slower than last year. I feel ok with this result.

The good: last year, the course was short at 12.975 miles due to re-routing for so much snow. So, last year I ran a 8:30 pace and this year I ran 8:27 pace. SO, technically still a PR.

I'm really proud that I hung on during this race. The pace honestly felt fast to me even during the first few miles, and I seriously wanted to bail on my time goal and just run it like a marathon pace run. I'm proud that I kept going after it, even though I came up a little short.

The bad: the wind was vicious. Probably 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. I was definitely tucking in behind people when I could.

My shin started throbbing exactly at the mile 10 marker. Before that it was fine; which is so strange. I'm icing again now, and I'm hoping it will feel better soon!

Why couldn't I have managed 39 seconds faster???

Overall, a nice race, the rain held off, and I'm happy with my effort.

Congrats on a great race, and PR pace! On a non windy day you would have beat your goal with time to spare.

[biomaj5]

I PR'd my 10K yesterday. Old PR (2012, my first ever race) was 1:17; yesterday I ran 1:02. I've done bunches of 5Ks, 2 halfs, and 2 fulls, but this was my 2nd 10K.

[taratru]

Great job, everyone!!!

[thom]

Apr 20, 2014 13:29:48 GMT -5 biomaj5 said:

I PR'd my 10K yesterday. Old PR (2012, my first ever race) was 1:17; yesterday I ran 1:02. I've done bunches of 5Ks, 2 halfs, and 2 fulls, but this was my 2nd 10K.

Congratulations on the mega PR! I don't race 10K very often either, but I probably should think about it this spring too.

[thom]

Apr 20, 2014 6:36:36 GMT -5 cinco said:

Apr 19, 2014 13:15:59 GMT -5 thom said:

I ran my race today.

The basics: I finished in 1:50:38, which is 20 seconds slower than last year. I feel ok with this result.

The good: last year, the course was short at 12.975 miles due to re-routing for so much snow. So, last year I ran a 8:30 pace and this year I ran 8:27 pace. SO, technically still a PR.

I'm really proud that I hung on during this race. The pace honestly felt fast to me even during the first few miles, and I seriously wanted to bail on my time goal and just run it like a marathon pace run. I'm proud that I kept going after it, even though I came up a little short.

The bad: the wind was vicious. Probably 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. I was definitely tucking in behind people when I could.

My shin started throbbing exactly at the mile 10 marker. Before that it was fine; which is so strange. I'm icing again now, and I'm hoping it will feel better soon!

Why couldn't I have managed 39 seconds faster???

Overall, a nice race, the rain held off, and I'm happy with my effort.

Congrats on a great race, and PR pace! On a non windy day you would have beat your goal with time to spare.

Thanks cinco. I've decided I will claim this as a new, legit PR. I know I wasn't at 100% & the wind was killer, so I'm satisfied. Being so close is still frustrating, but I suppose it's better than totally blowing it.

[G22]

thom great job! If wind is as big of a hurdle there as it is here, you did fantastic no matter what your time was!

[biomaj5]

Apr 20, 2014 20:12:29 GMT -5 thom said:

Apr 20, 2014 13:29:48 GMT -5 biomaj5 said:

I PR'd my 10K yesterday. Old PR (2012, my first ever race) was 1:17; yesterday I ran 1:02. I've done bunches of 5Ks, 2 halfs, and 2 fulls, but this was my 2nd 10K.

Congratulations on the mega PR! I don't race 10K very often either, but I probably should think about it this spring too.

Thanks! This was my 18th race. There aren't many 10Ks around here, or if there are, they have bad timing in the calendar.

[biomaj5]

Apr 19, 2014 13:15:59 GMT -5 thom said:

I ran my race today.

The basics: I finished in 1:50:38, which is 20 seconds slower than last year. I feel ok with this result.

The good: last year, the course was short at 12.975 miles due to re-routing for so much snow. So, last year I ran a 8:30 pace and this year I ran 8:27 pace. SO, technically still a PR.

I'm really proud that I hung on during this race. The pace honestly felt fast to me even during the first few miles, and I seriously wanted to bail on my time goal and just run it like a marathon pace run. I'm proud that I kept going after it, even though I came up a little short.

The bad: the wind was vicious. Probably 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. I was definitely tucking in behind people when I could.

My shin started throbbing exactly at the mile 10 marker. Before that it was fine; which is so strange. I'm icing again now, and I'm hoping it will feel better soon!

Why couldn't I have managed 39 seconds faster???

Overall, a nice race, the rain held off, and I'm happy with my effort.

I'd totally count that as a PR if the other course was short. Wind sucks. Lately it's been nice and calm here on my rest days, and windy as hell on group bike ride and long run days.

PS-your time IS fast You have 25 mins on my half PR.

[thom]

biomaj5 - thank you! I've improved about 1/2 hour over the past 4-5 years. Even if this race wasn't exactly what I hoped for, it helps to look back and see all the progress over time. I hope your next race gets better, calm weather!

@g22 - I don't know if it's fair to say MN wind is as bad as MT wind, but I was honestly worried some of our trees were going to snap off when I left home that morning. Luckily no damage done.

[breezy8407]

Apr 19, 2014 13:15:59 GMT -5 thom said:

I ran my race today.

The basics: I finished in 1:50:38, which is 20 seconds slower than last year. I feel ok with this result.

The good: last year, the course was short at 12.975 miles due to re-routing for so much snow. So, last year I ran a 8:30 pace and this year I ran 8:27 pace. SO, technically still a PR.

I'm really proud that I hung on during this race. The pace honestly felt fast to me even during the first few miles, and I seriously wanted to bail on my time goal and just run it like a marathon pace run. I'm proud that I kept going after it, even though I came up a little short.

The bad: the wind was vicious. Probably 15-20 mph with stronger gusts. I was definitely tucking in behind people when I could.

My shin started throbbing exactly at the mile 10 marker. Before that it was fine; which is so strange. I'm icing again now, and I'm hoping it will feel better soon!

Why couldn't I have managed 39 seconds faster???

Overall, a nice race, the rain held off, and I'm happy with my effort.

Yay! Congrats!



Considering the wind, this is so awesome. I would have died. I was out running 5 easy miles on Saturday morning and it was brutal. 

[thom]

Thanks breezy8407. It was indeed crazy windy. But then got so nice Saturday afternoon.