If you read my previous post, you would have learned that the half marathon I ran on Saturday was actually 13.40 miles long. The timing company was quick to acknowledge this issue and notified us that they would adjust the time accordingly so we would have our accurate 13.1 finish time.
The updated results are posted here and I learned that I just missed my PR by 14 seconds!! My official finish time for 13.1 miles would have been 1:37:45, 7:28 pace! My results for the actual course length of 13.40 is 1:40:10, 7:29 pace. I ran a half PR on March 20th with a finish time of 1:37:31. So close!!
I was satisfied with my results, but this makes me extremely happy to know that within 2 weeks of each other, I was able to bust out a sub 1:38 half. I am really starting to see the results of my hard work.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Martian Half Marathon Race Results
First let me start by giving a HUGE shout out to Morgan of cautionredheadrunning for organizing the blogger meet up and putting together an awesome swag bag! You rock! Even with injury you still came to support us while rocking your fabulous be-dazzled crutches. Thanks again!
I think they should change the name to Martian Half Marathon + .30 miles. The course was officially longer, so all those who thought their Garmins were wrong, they were not. The race directors posted the results for 13.40 so I ended up meeting my goal and running a sub 1:40 half. Yay!
Guess I should start the beginning.
I arrived early so I could park and meet Morgan and the rest of the bloggers at the meeting spot by 7:45am. I parked about a half mile from the start and ran to the meeting spot. It was a chilly morning but I could not complain. They originally called for rain/snow. Instead it was about 32 degrees and dry! Anyway, it was very easy to spot Morgan. Not only did she have a sign but she had some pretty crutches and balloons. What a rock star she is. Injury and all, she still came out to support us and even put together a fun swag bag that included a bondi band and Arctic ease! Sweetness!!
I also got to meet and chat with Jessie of Live~Love~Run, Nicole of runnernic, Jen of solitudestew and many others whom I am forgetting. (I will add them to this post as I remember so you can check out all of these fabulous blogs) I made a run back to the car to drop off my stuff and get ready for the race. With the run to and from my car I was able to get in about a mile warm up. I could have used more as I was pretty darn cold.
I was pretty much on my own from the start so I ended up popping in my ear buds and listening to music. At the 8 mile mark is where I noticed that my Garmin read 8.40 miles. I thought to myself "dang, I must be all over the place today". At mile 12 I took out my ear buds so I could hear the spectators at the finish shoot. When I crossed the finish line the time was 1:40:10. Not bad. I wanted to break a 1:40 half but was satisfied with this time.
I received my medal, I saw a friend from the Y. He asked how I did and pointed out that the course was long. So it wasn't just me! As I spoke with more runners, everyone had 13.40. I really had broke 1:40 like I set out to do.
As I was standing around by the finish line watching more finishers come in, I got to see Steph of Steph's 50 marathon challenge finish the marathon. What a crazy marathoner and strong runner this woman is! We chatted for a bit and I learned she had to run a few extra miles too. So we ran them together. I must admit, this is one of the highlights of my day! I have been following her blog and her marathon journey for a while now so having the opportunity to run with her was so exciting! I am sure she felt like she was on an interview. I asked about her training, what she eats, how she balances training & work, when she started running, etc... Sorry about that Steph!!
I ended up hanging around the finish area with Steph waiting for her mom to finish. We also discovered that we both had placed. She, being 1st in her age group for the marathon and me being 5th in my age group for the half marathon.
We snagged these cool martini glasses.
All in all, it was a successful event! I got to meet some wonderful ladies from the blogging community, saw a friend from high school run his first half and chatted with the infamous Steph! It was a good day.
Official Results:
Time: 1:40:10 - 13.40 miles
Pace: 7:29 pace
AG Place: 5th/189
Overall: 171/1836
And here are a couple photos from the day.
Jessie & I before the race (She looks great, I look sleepy).
"borrowed" from a web site ;-) heading towards the finish line
I think they should change the name to Martian Half Marathon + .30 miles. The course was officially longer, so all those who thought their Garmins were wrong, they were not. The race directors posted the results for 13.40 so I ended up meeting my goal and running a sub 1:40 half. Yay!
Guess I should start the beginning.
I arrived early so I could park and meet Morgan and the rest of the bloggers at the meeting spot by 7:45am. I parked about a half mile from the start and ran to the meeting spot. It was a chilly morning but I could not complain. They originally called for rain/snow. Instead it was about 32 degrees and dry! Anyway, it was very easy to spot Morgan. Not only did she have a sign but she had some pretty crutches and balloons. What a rock star she is. Injury and all, she still came out to support us and even put together a fun swag bag that included a bondi band and Arctic ease! Sweetness!!
I also got to meet and chat with Jessie of Live~Love~Run, Nicole of runnernic, Jen of solitudestew and many others whom I am forgetting. (I will add them to this post as I remember so you can check out all of these fabulous blogs) I made a run back to the car to drop off my stuff and get ready for the race. With the run to and from my car I was able to get in about a mile warm up. I could have used more as I was pretty darn cold.
I was pretty much on my own from the start so I ended up popping in my ear buds and listening to music. At the 8 mile mark is where I noticed that my Garmin read 8.40 miles. I thought to myself "dang, I must be all over the place today". At mile 12 I took out my ear buds so I could hear the spectators at the finish shoot. When I crossed the finish line the time was 1:40:10. Not bad. I wanted to break a 1:40 half but was satisfied with this time.
I received my medal, I saw a friend from the Y. He asked how I did and pointed out that the course was long. So it wasn't just me! As I spoke with more runners, everyone had 13.40. I really had broke 1:40 like I set out to do.
As I was standing around by the finish line watching more finishers come in, I got to see Steph of Steph's 50 marathon challenge finish the marathon. What a crazy marathoner and strong runner this woman is! We chatted for a bit and I learned she had to run a few extra miles too. So we ran them together. I must admit, this is one of the highlights of my day! I have been following her blog and her marathon journey for a while now so having the opportunity to run with her was so exciting! I am sure she felt like she was on an interview. I asked about her training, what she eats, how she balances training & work, when she started running, etc... Sorry about that Steph!!
I ended up hanging around the finish area with Steph waiting for her mom to finish. We also discovered that we both had placed. She, being 1st in her age group for the marathon and me being 5th in my age group for the half marathon.
We snagged these cool martini glasses.
All in all, it was a successful event! I got to meet some wonderful ladies from the blogging community, saw a friend from high school run his first half and chatted with the infamous Steph! It was a good day.
Official Results:
Time: 1:40:10 - 13.40 miles
Pace: 7:29 pace
AG Place: 5th/189
Overall: 171/1836
And here are a couple photos from the day.
Jessie & I before the race (She looks great, I look sleepy).
"borrowed" from a web site ;-) heading towards the finish line
March Stats and Week 10 Complete
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 1% incline w/ 8 x 400's 7:57 OA pace
Tuesday scheduled: 8 mile run
Tuesday actual: 8.11 mile run outside 1:01:57 7:39 pace, push ups 3 x 15
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 4 mile run 33:27 8:21 pace, upper body lifting, core work, push ups
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 8 mile run on treadmill 1:05:47 8:13 pace, push ups 3 x 10
Friday scheduled: 8 mile mgp
Friday actual: rest day
Saturday scheduled: 17 mile run
Saturday actual: Martian Half Marathon 13.40 (yes, the course was long!) 1:40:10 7:29 pace, .83 w/u 7:21, 4 mile c/d 35:24 8:51 pace, 18.32 total miles
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 25 minutes AMT/stair step setting 20% resistance, upper body lifting, core work, push ups 4 x 10
Schedule Total Mileage: 41 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 43.43 miles
Weight: 121lbs
~~~~~~~~~~March Stats~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March Miles: 175.73
March Strength Training: 15 days
Monday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 1% incline w/ 8 x 400's 7:57 OA pace
Tuesday scheduled: 8 mile run
Tuesday actual: 8.11 mile run outside 1:01:57 7:39 pace, push ups 3 x 15
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 4 mile run 33:27 8:21 pace, upper body lifting, core work, push ups
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 8 mile run on treadmill 1:05:47 8:13 pace, push ups 3 x 10
Friday scheduled: 8 mile mgp
Friday actual: rest day
Saturday scheduled: 17 mile run
Saturday actual: Martian Half Marathon 13.40 (yes, the course was long!) 1:40:10 7:29 pace, .83 w/u 7:21, 4 mile c/d 35:24 8:51 pace, 18.32 total miles
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 25 minutes AMT/stair step setting 20% resistance, upper body lifting, core work, push ups 4 x 10
Schedule Total Mileage: 41 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 43.43 miles
Weight: 121lbs
~~~~~~~~~~March Stats~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March Miles: 175.73
March Strength Training: 15 days
Friday, April 1, 2011
Martian Races and Mother Nature
Tomorrow is the Martian Invasion of Races and blogger meet up! I am very excited to finally meet some of these fabulous bloggers that I follow. Not only are we meeting prior the the race, but we are having brunch/lunch afterwards. I have to make sure I remember to pack my camera!
I am also hoping that Mother Nature is playing a very cruel joke on us and that it will actually be 50 degrees and sunny tomorrow morning. As of now, the weather channel is saying 36 degrees and snow. really? It's April! I am so ready to retire my running tights, gloves and other cold weather gear until next winter.
I also decided how to get my additional mileage in. Being that it will be a balmy 36 degrees (weather says "feels like 31"), I will run a 2 mile warm up prior to the race and 2 miles cool down after the race.
I am also hoping that Mother Nature is playing a very cruel joke on us and that it will actually be 50 degrees and sunny tomorrow morning. As of now, the weather channel is saying 36 degrees and snow. really? It's April! I am so ready to retire my running tights, gloves and other cold weather gear until next winter.
I also decided how to get my additional mileage in. Being that it will be a balmy 36 degrees (weather says "feels like 31"), I will run a 2 mile warm up prior to the race and 2 miles cool down after the race.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
To race or not to race, that is the question
I am signed up for the Martian Half Marathon on Saturday and I am not sure how I intend to run this race. My training schedule has a long run of 17 miles for this weekend. I refuse to run the half and not get in the additional 4 miles I need to meet my scheduled long run. As much as I'd like to beat my previous half time from March 20th, I doubt I will be able to.
I have come up with a few options for Saturday, I just need to choose which one will work best for me.
Option #1: arrive extra early to run 4 slow & easy miles prior to the race. run the half as fast as I possibly can.
Option #2: arrive at my normal time (1 hour prior) and run 4 slow & easy miles after the race. run the half has fast as I possibly can.
Option #3: use this half as a training run and stay out on the course for an extra 4 miles. (instead of turning around at the half turn around point, continue on for another 2 miles before turning back). My time will show much slower than the norm for a half but I will know this is because I actually ran 17.1, not 13.1.
Option #4: arrive at my normal time (1 hour prior) and run 2 slow & easy miles before the race and another 2 slow & easy miles after the race. Run the half as fast as I possibly can.
So there you have it. My break down on how I want to run the Martian half. I told myself that I must know how I intend to "race" this event by Friday evening.
How do you think I should run this half marathon?
I have come up with a few options for Saturday, I just need to choose which one will work best for me.
Option #1: arrive extra early to run 4 slow & easy miles prior to the race. run the half as fast as I possibly can.
Option #2: arrive at my normal time (1 hour prior) and run 4 slow & easy miles after the race. run the half has fast as I possibly can.
Option #3: use this half as a training run and stay out on the course for an extra 4 miles. (instead of turning around at the half turn around point, continue on for another 2 miles before turning back). My time will show much slower than the norm for a half but I will know this is because I actually ran 17.1, not 13.1.
Option #4: arrive at my normal time (1 hour prior) and run 2 slow & easy miles before the race and another 2 slow & easy miles after the race. Run the half as fast as I possibly can.
So there you have it. My break down on how I want to run the Martian half. I told myself that I must know how I intend to "race" this event by Friday evening.
How do you think I should run this half marathon?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Completed; Week 9 of marathon training
I had cut back in mileage this week. I needed it. Not only was I sore the day after my half marathon, but my legs felt very heavy and tired when I did start running again. I also hit the trails for the first time this year. Definitely tougher than road running! Felt good to change up the terrain.
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: core work, stretching. my hip & back were pretty sore from the previous days half marathon
Tuesday scheduled: 5 mile run
Tuesday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 42:34 8:30 pace, upper body strength training, push ups
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill w/ incline work 1% 2% & 5% 43:00 8:36 pace, push ups
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 6 mile run on the treadmill 48:54 8:09 pace (jog/tempo/push work out), push ups
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 5 miles on indoor track 41:03 8:12 pace
Saturday scheduled: 11 mile run
Saturday actual: 11.30 mile trail run 1:35:39 8:27 pace - ran with dad at Wildwood in Toldeo, OH-
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 40 minutes/9.05 miles stationary bike, core work, strength training for back & biceps, push ups, foam rolled
Schedule Total Mileage: 31 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 32.42 miles
Weight: ?
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: core work, stretching. my hip & back were pretty sore from the previous days half marathon
Tuesday scheduled: 5 mile run
Tuesday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 42:34 8:30 pace, upper body strength training, push ups
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill w/ incline work 1% 2% & 5% 43:00 8:36 pace, push ups
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 6 mile run on the treadmill 48:54 8:09 pace (jog/tempo/push work out), push ups
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 5 miles on indoor track 41:03 8:12 pace
Saturday scheduled: 11 mile run
Saturday actual: 11.30 mile trail run 1:35:39 8:27 pace - ran with dad at Wildwood in Toldeo, OH-
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 40 minutes/9.05 miles stationary bike, core work, strength training for back & biceps, push ups, foam rolled
Schedule Total Mileage: 31 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 32.42 miles
Weight: ?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Completed; Week 7 & Week 8 of Marathon Training
Week 7; March 7th - 13th
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5.25 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline w/ 8x400's 42:47 8:08 pace
Tuesday scheduled: 7 mile run
Tuesday actual: 6 mile run on treadmill 49:50 8:18 pace , core work, push ups 6 x 10
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 5.1 mile run on treadmill (1M 8:25 pace, 3.1M 7:30 pace, 1M 8:20 pace - Virtual 5K), upper body lifting, legs
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: rest day
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 7.20 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline 60:00 8:20 pace (slower than mgp)
Saturday scheduled: 14 mile run
Saturday actual: JM Yoga Melt Down (spent the day at my son's wrestling tournament, had to rearrange my long run days)
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 14.25 mile run 1:58:46 8:20 pace w/ a new running group, JM Yoga Melt Down, JM 6 week 6 pack
Schedule Total Mileage: 36 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 37.80 miles
Weight: 122lbs
Week 8; March 14th - 20th
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5 mile run (3M on treadmill, 2M on track) 42:20 8:28 pace- sore legs, foam rolled, push ups 5 x 10
Tuesday scheduled: 7 mile run
Tuesday actual: P90X Ab Ripper X, P90X Back & Biceps, free weights for shoulders, core work, foam rolled - sore shins
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 7.11 mile run outside! 54:06 7:37 pace
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 40:34 8:06 pace, core work, push ups 4 x 15
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 7.12 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline 60:00 8:25 pace (slower than mgp)
Saturday scheduled: 15 mile run
Saturday actual: rest day
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon 13.1 miles 1:37:31 7:27 pace
Schedule Total Mileage: 37 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 37.33 miles
Weight: 122lbs
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5.25 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline w/ 8x400's 42:47 8:08 pace
Tuesday scheduled: 7 mile run
Tuesday actual: 6 mile run on treadmill 49:50 8:18 pace , core work, push ups 6 x 10
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 5.1 mile run on treadmill (1M 8:25 pace, 3.1M 7:30 pace, 1M 8:20 pace - Virtual 5K), upper body lifting, legs
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: rest day
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 7.20 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline 60:00 8:20 pace (slower than mgp)
Saturday scheduled: 14 mile run
Saturday actual: JM Yoga Melt Down (spent the day at my son's wrestling tournament, had to rearrange my long run days)
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: 14.25 mile run 1:58:46 8:20 pace w/ a new running group, JM Yoga Melt Down, JM 6 week 6 pack
Schedule Total Mileage: 36 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 37.80 miles
Weight: 122lbs
Week 8; March 14th - 20th
Monday scheduled: 4 mile run
Monday actual: 5 mile run (3M on treadmill, 2M on track) 42:20 8:28 pace- sore legs, foam rolled, push ups 5 x 10
Tuesday scheduled: 7 mile run
Tuesday actual: P90X Ab Ripper X, P90X Back & Biceps, free weights for shoulders, core work, foam rolled - sore shins
Wednesday scheduled: 4 mile run
Wednesday actual: 7.11 mile run outside! 54:06 7:37 pace
Thursday scheduled: rest day
Thursday actual: 5 mile run on treadmill 40:34 8:06 pace, core work, push ups 4 x 15
Friday scheduled: 7 mile mgp
Friday actual: 7.12 mile run on treadmill at 1% incline 60:00 8:25 pace (slower than mgp)
Saturday scheduled: 15 mile run
Saturday actual: rest day
Sunday scheduled: cross train
Sunday actual: Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon 13.1 miles 1:37:31 7:27 pace
Schedule Total Mileage: 37 miles
Actual Total Mileage: 37.33 miles
Weight: 122lbs
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