Arie's Running Blog

2PM start with 52-54F and 40% humidity. Perfect conditions apart from the wind which was quite strong at some parts. The start line was packed and I had to work my way very hard to pass a lot of people in the first 1/2 mile. The course was not easy. From 1.5 to 3.5 it was a constant climb. We also faced some head wind at this part of the course. It flattened some till 4 mile and then it was net decline but with some up slopes on the way. The average pace was just below 7 minutes per mile. Unbelievable.

mile 1: 6:35 (opps)

mile 2: 7:03 (some up hill)

mile 3: 7:17 (all uphill, head wind)

miles 4 & 5 :13:59 (7:00 average)

mile 6 + 0.2miles finish : 8:09 (6:48 pace) (mostly down hill)

Place over all: 75/950

Place in age group (M 35-39): 12/66

I still can't believe my time. It was definately the hardest race I ever done. After the race my older son did the 1 mile run. He's gonna be 8 years old soon. His time was 8:13. I'm very proud of him.

I'm in Ohio. Ran in the hotel's gym. Just 4 miles, nothing special.

0:30:38

9AM, 30F sunny, light breeze. It was a cold start. I did the loop around the golf course twice maintaining a constant good pace (7:50 average). It was a good effort but not too hard.

0:45:27

I am thinking about future races. There is a HM at the end of March that I want to do. At the end of February there is a 20K race in downtown Durham and I think it will be an excellent practice for the HM.

12:15, 42F sunny and light wind. Very fast 4.75 miles. Average pace 7:11. I need to do a switch from fast running to endurance. Will start doing that next week.

0:34:09

8 AM, 27F windy at times. Was in DC for a conference. I ran with a friend. We met infront of the white house and ran down to the monuments, crossed to Virginia on the 14th street bridge. We ran there in the park till we reached the Arlington memorial bridge. We went back to DC on that bridge, then by the Lincoln memorial, the reflection pool and to Washington Monument. Then up back to the White house and from there he continued to his home and I to my hotel. Was very cold at the beginning but it was sunny and we warmed up. The course was beautiful. We did a very comfortable pace (8:11).

1:02:13

This week my training was a mess. Starting from Monday I'm getting back to regular consistent training.