Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Ogden Marathon Again
Another marathon under my feet! This one was the most enjoyable by far. The day started with little sleep and too much liquid... The bus I was on left right at 5:00am and made it to the start line by 5:46 where a frosted pasture filled with port-a-potties and fire barrels awaited.
The goals that I had going into this one were:
1) Enjoy this marathon
2) Finish under 4 hours
3) Run a negative split (last half faster than the first half)
4) Beat last year's time
5) Finish under 3 and a half hours
#5 was maybe a bit of a stretch, as I only ran 285 miles in the last 4 months (last year I ran 450 miles in the 4 months before the race) but it doesn't hurt to dream big. Well, at 3:39:31.3 (1:56:48.6 at the half-way point and 1:42:42.7 for the second half), that was the only one I didn't meet.
The sun came up about 15 minutes before the start, but the cool temperatures prevailed for nearly 15 miles (that's where the top of the only major hill was). I started out really slow - 9:41 for the first mile, 9:17 second and 9:08 for the third. After that, the only miles that were over 9:00 were the 4th (I walked for 1 minute to keep me from going too fast), the 6th (potty break), the 11th (another potty break), the 14th (did I mention that I started the day with too much liquid?), and the 15th (where I kept myself from powering up the hill by applying chapstick with sunblock to my lips, ears, nose, cheeks, and forehead).
They say that your not supposed to try anything new in a race (26.2 miles is a long way to have to deal with the dire consequences) but the "chocolate outrage" GU at mile 9 seemed so appealing that I just had to try it! It was so delicious that at mile 13.1 I tried another flavor, and at mile 15 I took 2 more to try a little later. The only negative consequence that I can think of is the expectation that my body may have for delicious energy the next time I do another long run (Bear Lake Marathon on June 13th). I doubt that I'll buy any, it's over $1 per pouch!
The first 15 miles, my average mile time was 8:58. The next 11 miles it was 7:36. My family was waiting near the end, so the last 0.2 miles, my pace was 6:40! It is awesome to have a family that is so supportive!
On to the next one!
The goals that I had going into this one were:
1) Enjoy this marathon
2) Finish under 4 hours
3) Run a negative split (last half faster than the first half)
4) Beat last year's time
5) Finish under 3 and a half hours
#5 was maybe a bit of a stretch, as I only ran 285 miles in the last 4 months (last year I ran 450 miles in the 4 months before the race) but it doesn't hurt to dream big. Well, at 3:39:31.3 (1:56:48.6 at the half-way point and 1:42:42.7 for the second half), that was the only one I didn't meet.
The sun came up about 15 minutes before the start, but the cool temperatures prevailed for nearly 15 miles (that's where the top of the only major hill was). I started out really slow - 9:41 for the first mile, 9:17 second and 9:08 for the third. After that, the only miles that were over 9:00 were the 4th (I walked for 1 minute to keep me from going too fast), the 6th (potty break), the 11th (another potty break), the 14th (did I mention that I started the day with too much liquid?), and the 15th (where I kept myself from powering up the hill by applying chapstick with sunblock to my lips, ears, nose, cheeks, and forehead).
They say that your not supposed to try anything new in a race (26.2 miles is a long way to have to deal with the dire consequences) but the "chocolate outrage" GU at mile 9 seemed so appealing that I just had to try it! It was so delicious that at mile 13.1 I tried another flavor, and at mile 15 I took 2 more to try a little later. The only negative consequence that I can think of is the expectation that my body may have for delicious energy the next time I do another long run (Bear Lake Marathon on June 13th). I doubt that I'll buy any, it's over $1 per pouch!
The first 15 miles, my average mile time was 8:58. The next 11 miles it was 7:36. My family was waiting near the end, so the last 0.2 miles, my pace was 6:40! It is awesome to have a family that is so supportive!
On to the next one!
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