Barb T.

Boston Marathon

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Location:

Dallas,Tx,USA

Member Since:

Nov 09, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

San Diego Marathon finisher 2004, 2005

San Francisco Marathon finisher 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Santa Rosa Marathon 2013, 2015

PR Santa Rosa Marathon 2013  4:01:13

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2010 San Francisco Marathon  DONE  4:05:36

2011 Boston Marathon DONE 4:21

2011 San Francisco Marathon DONE

2012 San Francisco Marathon BREAK 4 hour barrier...not quite 4:02:35

2014 Santa Rosa Marathon 4:01:13

2014 Break 4 hour barrier in the Boston Marathon 2014!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for the Boston Marathon

DONE 4:05:36 San Francisco Marathon 2010

Qualify for Boston again (now need 4:10:00) DONE!!!  Ran a 4:01:13 in the Santa Rosa Marathon August 25, 2013!

Break 4 hour barrier... 2015???

Personal:

I'm married to a wonderful Dutch husband and have 2 girls.  I live and work in West Africa and am home in the states every summer and run the San Francisco Marathon.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Hoka 1 Lifetime Miles: 16.47
Brooks Ghost Lifetime Miles: 35.21
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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BA 2011 Spring Miles: 26.20
Race: Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 04:21:13, Place overall: 19560, Place in age division: 588
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I went into this race with a goal of getting a sub 4 marathon, but ultimately I wanted to enjoy the experience of the Boston Marathon.

I started with a plan and stuck to it for the first half...2:00:34 time, but I knew at this point that I wasn't able to get the sub 4.  My legs were already starting to feel it.  I had been told that the race had a lot of downhill and it did, but there were also a lot of rolling hills that added up.  My legs started tiring out as I worked the rolling hills.  When I got to mile 24, my legs said...this is enough!  My right thigh and left calf muscles were cramping.  But, I did make it to the finish line with a 4:21:13 time and this is my 2nd best time and I'm relatively pleased.  The experience alone was awesome.  I really, really enjoyed it.  These were my splits:  

9:15, 8:52, 9:03, 8:57, 9:09, 8:53, 9:05, 9:21, 9:08, 9:06, 9:04, 9:19, 9:18, 9:16, 9:34, 8:52, 10:09, 10:02, 10:07, 10:27, 11:46, 10:19, 10:36, 11:32, 11:18, 12:07, 11:07

BA 2011 Spring Miles: 26.20
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BA 2011 Spring Miles: 26.20
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