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Maine Marathon was a great course and a lot of fun. I ran the half (fiance ran the full) and we both had an awesome time along with 30+ members of our run club.
My training this summer was slower than normal as it was extra hot & humid (crazy high dew points) so I was preparing myself for a >2 hr half. Weather the day of the race was gorgeous and the run felt great. Not my fastest time, but I finished in 1:57:55. My Garmin (along with everyone else I talked to) measured the course to be long and according to my watch my average pace was 8:55 - I'm happy with that. Hopefully the soreness will be gone by Friday (no hill training in Florida) and then it's back to training for the Philadelphia Marathon Half in late November.
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At the Maine Marathon there was a guy wearing a moose costume who ran the half - and a pretty damn fast half at that.
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You have done 50 half's and not one full?
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10-07-2015, 12:23 PM | #230 |
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That's 25 fulls with breaks at the midpoint.
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I find that I'm much faster on the back half if I take a 30-day break in the middle.
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10-14-2015, 01:39 PM | #234 |
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That kind of cross-over is rare from what I've seen. Most trail ultras are run at much slower paces than road races. People who can do well in both types have some real natural talent. I know one guy who can do that. He ran a 3:20 marathon and a sub-5:00 50K two weeks later.
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On a side note...I've decided to run the Kansas City marathon this weekend. I was going to run the Bass Pro Conservation marathon next month in Springfield, but I figured why wait? It's just two weeks after the end of my 50K training so I'm not worried about that, and I won't have to drive 3 hours the night before. Hilly course, but I'm not going for time. Sub-4:00 will be fine with me.
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I'm back into the swing of things running-wise. Ran my first race in three years this past weekend. 5k in 22:47. Another this coming Saturday, wanting to break 22:30. Looking towards the Dallas Rock n Roll Half in March with 1:45 as the goal. Hopefully a full marathon by summer 2016.
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Just FYI, I ran the half last year and it was quite warm. I passed three people who went down on the course, one of whom was getting defibrillated.
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Thanks for the heads up. I ran a half in Dallas in 90+ weather a few years back and it wasn't very much fun. I may take your feedback into consideration.
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