Personal Bragging: My 50th Half-Marathon

[BigBeauford]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm worried about a runner in my race today. It was pretty disturbing. He was down and the paramedics were giving him CPR as I came upon him, but he was unconscious and his eyes were open. It really looked like he was dead.

I'm not a medical guy. I'm presuming that CPR in the middle of the street is a really bad sign. What are the odds of a person surviving this? If their eyes are open and they're unconscious, can they still be alive and have that happen?

Usually CPR is administered due to lack of pulse/breathing. Terribly bad sign.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by BigBeauford

Usually CPR is administered due to lack of pulse/breathing. Terribly bad sign.

Wow. It sounds like they saved the guy. Another runner posted that they were doing the defibrillator on him and it revived him. That's pretty amazing. I would've bet that they guy was dead when I went by. He looked for all the world like he was dead.

[DaKCMan AP]

My official time was 25:06 with a pace of 8:06. 15th out of 153 in my age group. There were over 4100 people in the 5k. Using GPS to track my run including dodging and zigzaging around people I ran 3.18 miles in 25:06 for a pace of 7:54 with negative splits (7:57, 7:53, 7:53, and 7:48 for the final 0.18).

Overall, pleased with my first 5k and surpassed my time goal.

[DaKCMan AP]

Signed up for a half marathon in September.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Signed up for a half marathon in September.

Which one?

And negative splits are impressive. I've never done it, but I came really close on a couple of six-mile runs last month. Usually I'm not even close.

I've been running pretty well all month after a terrible May. I almost ran my fastest 5K ever yesterday at about 26:47. My record is 26:39 (correction of erroneous time mentioned earlier), though in my defense I never run 5Ks, so those are 5K times within longer runs.

I'm hoping that my hot streak will continue in my race this Saturday.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Which one?

http://www.beattheblerch.com/

Originally Posted by Rain Man

And negative splits are impressive. I've never done it, but I came really close on a couple of six-mile runs last month. Usually I'm not even close.

I've been running pretty well all month after a terrible May. I almost ran my fastest 5K ever yesterday at about 26:47. My record is 26:39, though in my defense I never run 5Ks, so those are 5K times within longer runs.

I'm hoping that my hot streak will continue in my race this Saturday.

Which race are you running Saturday?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

http://www.beattheblerch.com/




Which race are you running Saturday?

Well, that's not in Florida.

I'm running the Hastings Half in Hasting, NE. That'll mark off my 14th state. I'm registered for #15 in Maryland in November and will also do a race in Quebec that month, though that doesn't really count toward my 50 states goal.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Well, that's not in Florida.

I'm running the Hastings Half in Hasting, NE. That'll mark off my 14th state. I'm registered for #15 in Maryland in November and will also do a race in Quebec that month, though that doesn't really count toward my 50 states goal.

Awesome! Which one in Maryland?

I was going to do the 1st half for the San Fran marathon in July but right when I was going to start training I broke my arm. My girlfriend is doing the full marathon there and now I'm just doing a 5k. In Seattle she's doing the full while I'll do the half. She's also registered for a full in Wash DC toward the end of the year and I'm sure we'll both do another half and/or a Sprint Triathlon prior to the year's end. This past weekend she did a Ragnar trail race in West Virginia. I want to do one of those!

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

http://www.beattheblerch.com/




Which race are you running Saturday?

That looks like a blast. Beautiful country.

I did my first long distance relay race starting Friday night. We had an 11 member team and we went 156 miles from Springdale AR to Springfield Mo in 22.5hrs so we averaged 8:39 per mile. We started at 4:00pm Friday and finished 2:30pm Saturday.

My part was 3 legs totaling a little over 18 miles and I averaged 7:45.

That was some of the hilliest 156 miles I have ever seen though I am sure there are worse courses. Terrain varied from basic roads in town to almost single lane dirt road and even a 6 mile stretch that was single track trail running.

If you ever get the chance to do a big relay with a group its fun. I plan to do more. It was a blast.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

That looks like a blast. Beautiful country.

I did my first long distance relay race starting Friday night. We had an 11 member team and we went 156 miles from Springdale AR to Springfield Mo in 22.5hrs so we averaged 8:39 per mile. We started at 4:00pm Friday and finished 2:30pm Saturday.

My part was 3 legs totaling a little over 18 miles and I averaged 7:45.

That was some of the hilliest 156 miles I have ever seen though I am sure there are worse courses. Terrain varied from basic roads in town to almost single lane dirt road and even a 6 mile stretch that was single track trail running.

If you ever get the chance to do a big relay with a group its fun. I plan to do more. It was a blast.

That's awesome. They do a relay here in FL from Miami down to Key West. My gf has done that before and has mentioned doing it again. The Ragnar trail race she did this past weekend was also relay but all legs began and ended at a base camp.

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[DaKCMan AP]

PR'd my 5K this past weekend @ The San Francisco Marathon. Previous 5K time was 25:06. This time ran a 23:38.

Continuing to train for the next race: my first half marathon in September.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

PR'd my 5K this past weekend @ The San Francisco Marathon. Previous 5K time was 25:06. This time ran a 23:38.

Continuing to train for the next race: my first half marathon in September.

Nice! A 2.5 minute improvement is huge for a 5K.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

PR'd my 5K this past weekend @ The San Francisco Marathon. Previous 5K time was 25:06. This time ran a 23:38.

Continuing to train for the next race: my first half marathon in September.

Completed my first half marathon last month. My goal was to run it in under 2 hours. I finished in 1:52:36. Very pleased.

I signed up for another one in December, still expect to finish in under 2hrs, but don't feel the need to try and PR.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Completed my first half marathon last month. My goal was to run it in under 2 hours. I finished in 1:52:36. Very pleased.

I signed up for another one in December, still expect to finish in under 2hrs, but don't feel the need to try and PR.

Nice! Which one? What was the course like?

I'm running Chicago this weekend. It'll be my first marathon. I've done the training but I'm actually pretty nervous. We'll see how it goes.