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Personal Bragging: My 50th Half-Marathon

Last Saturday's race (in 42 degree temps in the rain, I might add) was my 50th half-marathon since I started my hobby in June of 2009.

My vital statistics are:

Completed races in 12 states so far (AK, HI, CA, NV, UT, WY, CO, TX, LA, FL, OH, and WI)

Median pace = 10:15 per mile
Median pace in flat, sea level races =9:37 per mile
Fastest pace = 9:04 per mile (Beaumont, TX - flat and sea level)
Slowest pace = 29:36 per mile (Pike's Peak Ascent - 7,800 foot climb from 6,300 ft to 14,100 ft and I was not good at it.)

14 have been at elevations between sea level and 3,000 feet (Median pace = 9:52)
21 have been at elevations of 3,000 to 6,000 feet (Median pace = 10:06)
9 have been at elevations of 6,000 to 9,000 feet (Median pace = 11:08)
9 have been at elevations of 9,000 feet or higher (Median pace = 15:29)

26 have been more or less flat with total hills < 300 ft (Median pace = 9:50). Three were net downhill.
12 have had moderate hills with total hills of 301-1,000 ft (Median pace = 10:43)
6 have had strong hills with total hills of 1,001-2,500 ft (Median pace = 12:10)
9 have had major hills with total hills of 2,500 ft or more (Median pace = 15:29)

The 9 with major hills are the same 9 that were over 9,000 feet in elevation.

3 races were run in the rain and 1 in snow.

I've only fallen once, and it wasn't in the rain or snow. (Tripped on a trail rock.)

24 were primarily on pavement or asphalt
6 were primarily on dirt roads
20 were primarily on trails

I've gone the wrong way on trails 4 times but only twice did it for more than 30 seconds. The worst mistake added 3/4 of a mile.

I've also had 2 10-mile races and a 10K in there, so that's 53 races in 54 months.

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Old 05-07-2014, 10:04 AM   #106
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You make running sound like a joyful experience.
hey, it's not my ****ing hobby either.
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Old 05-07-2014, 10:07 AM   #107
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Old 05-07-2014, 10:09 AM   #108
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35 minutes over is probably a disaster run for her, I bet. I had a disaster run of my own this weekend where I was about 11 minutes over my best time in a half-marathon. I've been running really well this year, but it got hot around Mile 10 and just melted me. I completely coasted in the last couple of miles and it was one of my worst times ever for a healthy run. Bleah.

Of course, seeing the guy with the heart attack at Mile 11 also sapped my desire to push myself in hot weather. It was disturbing.
yeah, she was kinda pissed. actually said she didn't like the course. first few miles are downhill. jacks w/her setting a pace or something. plus she thinks going downhill so long made the tendonitis start hurting her earlier than she figured. thought she could get 18miles in before the pain started, but it didn't work out that way.

you see all kinds of painful looking runners at the 25mile marker.
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Old 05-07-2014, 10:13 AM   #109
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yeah, she was kinda pissed. actually said she didn't like the course. first few miles are downhill. jacks w/her setting a pace or something. plus she thinks going downhill so long made the tendonitis start hurting her earlier than she figured. thought she could get 18miles in before the pain started, but it didn't work out that way.

you see all kinds of painful looking runners at the 25mile marker.
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Yeah, starting with a downhill is a pain. It makes you go too fast early on, which hurts you later. Assuming an overall level course, I like starting with an uphill because it forces me to slow down, and then I make up the time later on the downhill side when I'm loosened up.

But as I type this, I'm realizing that you probably don't give a damn and already hear more of this stuff than you want anyway.
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yeah, she was kinda pissed. actually said she didn't like the course. first few miles are downhill. jacks w/her setting a pace or something. plus she thinks going downhill so long made the tendonitis start hurting her earlier than she figured. thought she could get 18miles in before the pain started, but it didn't work out that way.

you see all kinds of painful looking runners at the 25mile marker.
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I hate long downhills. They can absolutely screw with your body.
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So I did the c25k but in a 4-week span. The 5K is this Saturday. My goal is to run it in under 26.
Nice...let us know how it goes. I ran my first 5K in about 2 years this past weekend and was able to set a new PR, so I was pretty pleased with it.
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Report back on your time.

Other than one isolated race 20 years ago, I've never run a 5K. My watch records the fastest 5K of my runs, and my best time in the past couple of years is 26:37. I think it happened in about Mile 8 of a half-marathon that has an absolutely perfect and long downhill stretch where a person can fly. My fastest flat one has been in the 27's.
Will-do. This is my first race so we'll see. I'm sure after this the next race will be a 10K or a Sprint Tri.

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Nice...let us know how it goes. I ran my first 5K in about 2 years this past weekend and was able to set a new PR, so I was pretty pleased with it.
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But as I type this, I'm realizing that you probably don't give a damn and already hear more of this stuff than you want anyway.
no shit. I spent 3 days w/5 marathon runners. while they all sat down to "gahden" salads and water, I'd kill a cheeseburger and 3 large beers. and the discussions I'd just order another beer and watch espn on the wall TV's.

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no shit. I spent 3 days w/5 marathon runners. while they all sat down to "gahden" salads and water, I'd kill a cheeseburger and 3 large beers. and the discussions I'd just order another beer and watch espn on the wall TV's.

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So you tuned out all the talk about fartleks and bonking?
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So you tuned out all the talk about fartleks and bonking?
I guess I stopped paying attention when I realized they were talking about professional runners like I talk about players on my favorite sports teams.

plus, there were 2 English profs, 1 physiology(sp? wgaf!) dude and some retired editor. I was in an atmosphere I'm totally not used to. so, I drank beer and watched games at the bar. I'm easy.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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