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AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 10:31:15 GMT -5

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Post by jobell on May 21, 2012 10:31:15 GMT -5

I ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday. I don't know how I did it, but I kept a 10 minute pace for the whole half!! My previous best was a 2:25, so I hoped for a 2:20 or lower. I anticipated running a 10:30ish pace. The weather was good (warm, but not too hot), the course was relatively flat except for some hills between miles 4-7. I got a good night's sleep the night before, and I guess the stars aligned to let me have an easy run.

As I hit mile 1 and saw that I was just about at 10min, I thought "well, I'm feeling good now, I'm sure I'll slow down later, so why not just keep it going while I can?" I had to make a pit stop after the 5k mark, which due to the line took up 7 minutes, but when I got back running my legs just kept the pace. Around mile 11 I started feeling a bit tired, tried to slow down, but my leg started cramping so I sped back up and sailed in for a 2:17:12 official time!

It's silly, but as I hit mile 12 and realized this was actually happening I started choking up. When I hit the finish I shed a few tears. I felt like such a dork, but I was so proud of myself!

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kmartini1021 New Member Posts: 32	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 10:38:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kmartini1021 on May 21, 2012 10:38:40 GMT -5 Great job!!! You're not a dork at all. That's a great accomplishment!
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finallykrisb Full Member Posts: 1,617 Likes: 1,331	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 10:40:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by finallykrisb on May 21, 2012 10:40:00 GMT -5 That's awesome!
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thom Full Member Posts: 4,982 Likes: 8,474	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 11:03:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thom on May 21, 2012 11:03:46 GMT -5 That's awesome!! Beating your expectations by so much is pretty exciting. :Y: Congratulations!
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marchmom06 Junior Member Posts: 503	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 11:13:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by marchmom06 on May 21, 2012 11:13:18 GMT -5 Awesome work!! Congratulations. And, I've definitely shed a tear on the race course when I was proud, so you're not alone. :-)
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gt7301b Elder Posts: 12,948 Likes: 16,964	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 11:26:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gt7301b on May 21, 2012 11:26:32 GMT -5 Way to go!
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cinco Elder Posts: 13,773 Likes: 19,044	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 11:33:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cinco on May 21, 2012 11:33:33 GMT -5 That is great! Congrats!
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starryfish Senior Member Posts: 5,906 Likes: 3,356	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 11:34:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by starryfish on May 21, 2012 11:34:29 GMT -5 awesome!!!!!! :Y: :Y:
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grk2012 Full Member Marathons rock. Posts: 1,902 Likes: 335	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 12:13:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grk2012 on May 21, 2012 12:13:43 GMT -5 Yay you! Nice job.
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keweenawlove Full Member Posts: 4,890 Likes: 5,131	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 12:42:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by keweenawlove on May 21, 2012 12:42:28 GMT -5 Congrats! :Y:
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shauni27 Elder Posts: 14,501 Likes: 16,126	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 13:06:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shauni27 on May 21, 2012 13:06:59 GMT -5 that is AWESOME! Congrats!
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kams Senior Member Posts: 8,378 Likes: 8,028	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 13:32:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kams on May 21, 2012 13:32:03 GMT -5 Way to go!
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taratru Elder Posts: 13,692 Likes: 24,535	AW - new half PR!! May 21, 2012 21:56:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taratru on May 21, 2012 21:56:33 GMT -5 Awesome job!
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shorty20 Full Member Posts: 3,032 Likes: 156	AW - new half PR!! May 22, 2012 7:14:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shorty20 on May 22, 2012 7:14:49 GMT -5 Congrats, that's great!
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theoriginalbean Full Member AKA JerseyGirl81 Posts: 1,798 Likes: 1,509	AW - new half PR!! May 22, 2012 7:20:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by theoriginalbean on May 22, 2012 7:20:35 GMT -5 Yay for you! And I don't think you're a dork, at all, I've shed tears a few times, now
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