Sub 2:30 SMASHED!

Eugene Marathon

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Location:

Laredo,TX,USA

Member Since:

Nov 28, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

Rice Invitational 1999 5k 15:08

UTSA Invitational 8k 24:54

Guajolote 10k 1999 31:16

3M Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:09:18

~~La Salle Chicago Marathon 2006 2:31:23~~

~~Eugene Marathon 2010 2:30:48~~

Boston Marathon 2011 2:28:01

Marathons:

2005 Austin Motorola Marathon 2:39:16

2006 Austin Freescale Marathon 2:32:32

2006 Chicago Marathon 2:31:23

2007 Greenbay Cellcom Marathon 2:32:39

2007 Fiesta Marathon 2:39:41

2008 Rock and Roll Marathon 2:45:20

2010 Little Rock Marathon March 7 2:33:59

2010 Eugene Marathon May 2 2:30:48

2010 San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon Nov 14 2:36:57

2010 Fiesta Marathon McAllen, Texas Dec 12 2:39:29

2011 Boston Marathon April 18 2:28:01

2011 Fiesta Marathon McAllen, Texas Dec 11 2:40:18

2012 Houston Marathon Houston, Texas January 15 2:39:18

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Sub 1:10 for Half Marathon and~~ ~~Sub 2:30 for marathon~~

3M Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:09:18

Up Next

~~IBM 3M Half Marathon~~ ~~1/24/10~~

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to accomplish my short term goals first... Once I do that, I will have an idea of what to expect long term... 44 yrs old now and since I've been injured free for 1 month I am jumping back on marathon training. Any recommendations for a good marathon in December 2021? What is your recommendation?

Personal:

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Sun, May 02, 2010

Race: Eugene Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:30:48, Place overall: 10, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	26.20	0.00	0.00	26.20

So Close Yet So Far Away!!!

Woke up at 4:30 am I ate 2 toast bread with a Gatorade and just sat and watch t.v. while I waited for the marathon. Around 6:20 my friend James Longoria from Eugene drove me to the start which was approximately 6 blocks away. I ate a pack of sports beans and took two packs with me to consume throughout the race. I wore a beanie hat, gloves and compression socks plus uniform... threw away beanie hat at mile 7 and gloves 1 at mile 4 and 1 at mile 10...

Mile 1 5:33
Mile 2 5:30
Mile 3 5:32
Mile 4 5:37 Drank a cup of gatorade
Mile 5 5:49
Mile 6 5:35
Mile 7 5:39
Mile 8 5:40 Took my second pack of sports beans with water
Mile 9 5:48
Mile 10 5:31
Mile 11 5:39
Mile 12 5:49
Mile 13 5:43 Drank a cup of gatorade
Mile 14 5:32
Mile 15 5:41
Mile 16 5:34 Took my 3rd pack of sports beans
Mile 17 5:41
Mile 18 5:50 Drank a cup of water
Mile 19 5:49
Mile 20 5:47
Mile 21 5:49
Mile 22 5:47 Got a cup of water and poured it on my head
Mile 23 5:51 Passed 2 runners in this mile to move up to the top 10
Mile 24 5:55
Mile 25 6:02
Mile 26 6:05

.2 in Dunno yet

Placed 10th overall with a new personal record of 2:30:48

The course has 3 small uphills I remember throughout the whole race 1 @ 4 , 1@8 or 9 and 1 @ 17 over a bridge.

I'm so close to breaking 2:30 I have a feeling that my next marathon will be a 2:28.... I just feel it....

Weather was great
Course was fast and flat
The air was superb!!!

Pictures down below....

Comments

From Paul on Tue, May 04, 2010 at 19:04:26 from 65.103.252.214

Congrats on a PR. It's a big step forward.

From Benny's on Tue, May 04, 2010 at 19:15:21 from 72.178.194.200

thanks Paul I'm coming back to this one... Eugene is an awesome place ...

btw saw shadrack kiptoo training on the trails sat and then saw gabe jennings on sunday just strolling through the streets

So many athletes you can see day in and day out...

From Riley on Tue, May 04, 2010 at 22:54:21 from 71.219.59.232

Way to go Benny. Your splits are amazing. Good luck with your sub 2:30:00, you'll get it, you deserve it.

From Nan on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 11:51:44 from 174.51.250.151

Great race and congrats on the PR! Seems to me that you could use a few more calories, especially in the final 10 miles. I think I took 5 gu's in my last marathon. Plus a few cups of gatorade. Just a thought.

Good luck going for 2:28!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 13:25:57 from 75.230.199.49

I don't see how you could eat anything at that speed! I have a hard time choking down one gu at a 7:20 pace. Congrats on a great race! You'll nail that 2:28 next time!

From steve ash on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 17:23:29 from 64.134.227.77

Well executed and well done Benny.

From Benny's on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 18:13:11 from 72.178.194.200

Nan: yea well I'll work past 16 cause I think that's where I have most of the trouble..

Rattletrap: lol I love your race report I felt the same way!!

Steve: thanks

From Jon on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 20:48:14 from 75.169.150.168

Top 10, a PR, and almost breaking 2:30- nice job. You'll break 2:30, don't worry. Good race, Benny. Very even pacing with minimal slowdown- only 35 seconds between your fastest and slowest miles!

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 06:23:21 from 78.32.130.9

Wish I was there. sorry not been on blog lately internet connections problems

Wow Benny you are so close to breaking that elusive 2.30 but Im sure you will do it!

Great race and what fantastic splits Im always so impressed with your races and training.... Well Done Benny :-)

From jtshad on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 17:19:03 from 204.134.132.225

Congrats on the PR and great race. You are just continuing to improve and will not doubt hit that sub-2:30. Keep running strong!

From Benny's on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 19:27:57 from 72.178.194.200

Jon:thx man I hope i break it soon...

Sam: close but no cigar.... thx

jtshad: thx man im gonna see if i can still hack the weather it's 98 already till 8 pm hehe

From MichelleL on Fri, May 07, 2010 at 21:34:25 from 67.41.226.109

Very nice PR. Love the slide show. I too am surprised you can chew and swallow that fast. I used shot blocks my first marathon but switched to gu's thereafter.

From Burt on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 02:56:41 from 98.177.220.145

Wow Benny. Impressive as usual. Just looking at everybody's splits that ran Eugene, it seems everyone slowed down considerably the last couple of miles. I don't know if that's because it was the last couple of miles or if there were hills or what. Anyway, great job on a top 10 performance.

From Superfly on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 15:14:40 from 208.117.127.110

Sorry I'm a little late but I'm just getting caught up on things. Good job man! I'm with ya I think your next race will be a 2:28.. A PR is always nice and top 10 too. Keep rockin it and hopefully your getting close to being fully recovered and feeling great.

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