Personal Bragging: My 50th Half-Marathon

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

You can get faster. I am 42 and we have the same PR in the 5K and I have run a 1:37 half.

I have done 2 fulls at a 3:32 and a 3:30. The last one was 3 weeks ago.

I ran a 1:40 on the front of my last full, was averaging 7:45 still at mile 20 then fell apart at mile 23.

My only advice is when you do the full don't set any goals except finishing. It will be much more enjoyable that way.

So I ran Rock the Parkway half marathon here in KC last weekend and improved my PR by a bit. I came in at 01:39:00 even - 07:33 / mile. And I was in day 2 of a cold that I conveniently caught last week. So I think I can improve on that in my upcoming 1/2s. And I should learn today whether I made it into the Chicago Marathon via the lottery.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by kepp

So I ran Rock the Parkway half marathon here in KC last weekend and improved my PR by a bit. I came in at 01:39:00 even - 07:33 / mile. And I was in day 2 of a cold that I conveniently caught last week. So I think I can improve on that in my upcoming 1/2s. And I should learn today whether I made it into the Chicago Marathon via the lottery.

Excellent job!

I am doing the OKC Half in 2 weeks, I was planning to do the full but pulled a hamstring in Little Rock doing the full 7 weeks ago. I don't think I will PR but I hope to come in around 1:39.

I am planing to do Hospital Hill this year for some reason. and in the middle of June some friends are putting together a team for a 144 mile relay race from Springdale AR to Springfield MO.

I have never done one of those long relay races and it sounds fun, which in itself sounds crazy.

If you get a chance the Joplin Memorial Half Marathon is a great event. Its on May 10th this year.

[seclark]

leaving Friday for boston.
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[kepp]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Excellent job!

I am doing the OKC Half in 2 weeks, I was planning to do the full but pulled a hamstring in Little Rock doing the full 7 weeks ago. I don't think I will PR but I hope to come in around 1:39.

I am planing to do Hospital Hill this year for some reason. and in the middle of June some friends are putting together a team for a 144 mile relay race from Springdale AR to Springfield MO.

I have never done one of those long relay races and it sounds fun, which in itself sounds crazy.

If you get a chance the Joplin Memorial Half Marathon is a great event. Its on May 10th this year.

I'll be doing Running with the Cows on May 10th...the last race of the Heartland 39.3 series. And I got into the Chicago Marathon, so I'll be signing up for that today. And I'm also doing Hospital Hill...it'll be my third year.

And a long relay race sounds like fun. I suppose you'd have some sort of support vehicle and run a few 10 mile legs?

After this year's road races, I'm thinking of getting more into trail running. I have a friend that does ultras and most of those are trail instead of road.

[Garcia Bronco]

It's either a marathon or it's not. that's like saying you're "almost pregnant" or you're going to "dig half a hole"

[Garcia Bronco]

Well my boss says he ran in KC last month...in a full Marathon...and his median pace was 6.something. He's really good though.

[Earthling]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Well my boss says he ran in KC last month...in a full Marathon...and his median pace was 6.something. He's really good though.

If he was wearing some Bronco gear I can understand his fast pace...

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Earthling

If he was wearing some Bronco gear I can understand his fast pace...

He would wear something Husker related so he probably blended in. lol

[seclark]

my wife ran one in st. Louis a couple years ago. I was walking w/her throught the registration deal the day before the race. we were going through the lines where she picked up her race packet and shit and some gal put a yellow snap on bracelet on her and then reached out to put one on me:

me: "what's this for?"
her: "beer tent at the finish line."

cool! so I let her put it on me and the next day i'm walking around the finish line, waiting for the wife to come through and figure, what the hell...i'll go grab one of those free beers. they're up there popping tabs just as fast as they can, while all these sweaty runners are grabbing and chugging. I saunter up in my sweat shirt and cargo shorts and pick one up:

beer bitch: "that's $3."
me: "what for?"
beer bitch: "for the beer."
me: "I've got a bracelet."
beer bitch: "you sayin you ran the marathon?"
me: "i'm sayin I've got the ****in bracelet."
beer bitch: "and i'm sayin that beer's $3."

well, I've got enough pride that I went ahead and chucked $3 at her and sulked off, sipping on that shitty beer.

still pisses me off.
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[Rain Man]

Maybe you weren't sweaty enough, seclark. Try sweating more next time.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Maybe you weren't sweaty enough, seclark. Try sweating more next time.

well, as I was gimping through the crowd, a couple gals came up and gave me some free samples of some kinda bengay smelling stuff to rub on my knees...surely I had them fooled, cause I never asked for it.
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[The Iron Chief]

Very Nice Rain Man.
My wife just this past year convinced me to start running and I think I've done a fair job at it.
Tomorrow morning I'm in a 10k called the Turkey Trot and I'm hoping to average under 11 minutes a mile.
This will be my first bad weather race and I'm unsure how I'm going to dress for it.
High of 20 possibly light snow winds 10-20 gusts.
I hate running in pants so i'll probably just make sure my tops heavy and light gloves.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by The Iron Chief

Very Nice Rain Man.
My wife just this past year convinced me to start running and I think I've done a fair job at it.
Tomorrow morning I'm in a 10k called the Turkey Trot and I'm hoping to average under 11 minutes a mile.
This will be my first bad weather race and I'm unsure how I'm going to dress for it.
High of 20 possibly light snow winds 10-20 gusts.
I hate running in pants so i'll probably just make sure my tops heavy and light gloves.

Layer your clothes. And I usually wear a throw-away sweatshirt while waiting for the start. For me, as long as my head and hands are warm, I'm OK. My legs usually don't stay cold for long after starting, but if my ears or fingers freeze, it really affects my running.
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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by The Iron Chief

Very Nice Rain Man.
My wife just this past year convinced me to start running and I think I've done a fair job at it.
Tomorrow morning I'm in a 10k called the Turkey Trot and I'm hoping to average under 11 minutes a mile.
This will be my first bad weather race and I'm unsure how I'm going to dress for it.
High of 20 possibly light snow winds 10-20 gusts.
I hate running in pants so i'll probably just make sure my tops heavy and light gloves.

Good luck to you.

Don't run in pants if you can avoid it. They'll chafe your legs unless they're really soft. As much as they make you wince for your manliness, running tights are great for cold weather.

My race last weekend was in Nevada. Nevada's warm, right? I brought a short sleeve t-shirt and shorts. As it turns out, they got a freak weather system and it rained for three days solid prior to the race. Fortunately, I had a light running jacket by coincidence, so I wore it. The entire race was low 40s in temperature with a steady cold rain. However, around Mile 5 I took the jacket off and carried it. It's amazing how you warm up when you're running. (Admittedly, in part I took the jacket off because it was soaked and just holding cold water on my skin.) So underdress for the starting line. You're better off freezing while you wait rather than carrying a sweatshirt or something for the whole race.

[-King-]

I wanted to do one but man.... 13 miles of running? I just can't imagine doing that. Most I ever ran at once was 3 miles during football off season in high school.
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