Loafing..eating..etc.
My final time was 4:08:45.
I was about 13 minutes (or 30 seconds per mile) off the pace I wanted to run, but not bad for a first marathon. Maybe Chicago will be under 4:00 (if I run a little smarter).
Split times:
10 miles - 85 minutes
13 miles - 1:48
20 miles - 2:51
26.2 miles - 4:08:45 ( the last 10K took almost an hour and 20 minutes. What happened? "the wall" happened.)
Yeah, I started out way too fast, spurred on by a couple of runners who were more experienced (and most likely didn't have intestinal issues). I reached the 20 mile mark a full 1/2 hour faster than the last time I ran 20 miles (by the lakefront).
Oh, and I threw up on the bus on the way back to the start line. Yeah, that's my vomit..jealous?
Thanks to the youngsters across the aisle from me who sacrificed a large gatorade cup (but it wasn't big enough) and to the driver who had paper towels on hand.
I was about 13 minutes (or 30 seconds per mile) off the pace I wanted to run, but not bad for a first marathon. Maybe Chicago will be under 4:00 (if I run a little smarter).
Split times:
10 miles - 85 minutes
13 miles - 1:48
20 miles - 2:51
26.2 miles - 4:08:45 ( the last 10K took almost an hour and 20 minutes. What happened? "the wall" happened.)
Yeah, I started out way too fast, spurred on by a couple of runners who were more experienced (and most likely didn't have intestinal issues). I reached the 20 mile mark a full 1/2 hour faster than the last time I ran 20 miles (by the lakefront).
Oh, and I threw up on the bus on the way back to the start line. Yeah, that's my vomit..jealous?
Thanks to the youngsters across the aisle from me who sacrificed a large gatorade cup (but it wasn't big enough) and to the driver who had paper towels on hand.
posted by Babka Boy at 6/10/2006 06:43:00 AM
3 Comments:
Sorry to hear about the emesis....I take it this is what you were referring to when you said "Don't eat avocados before a marathon." - Was it Linda-Blair-esque or more Alien Green?
Chartreuse with mystery bits. Looked like swamp water.
Apparently, I beat Oprah (4:26) and P. Diddy's best (4:10) , but not Will Ferrell. He ran a 3:55 once.
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