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2013 Providence RI Marathon

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Location:

Acton,MA,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K (PR) - 18:02 

10 mile - 1:06:01

Half-Marathon (PR) - 1:30:36

2016 Gate City Marathon (PR) - 3:09:44

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ! - Got that monkey off my back.

Join a competitive running club

Long-Term Running Goals:

SUB 3 Marathon

Keep setting PR's as a middle of the pack Master.

Personal:

I am married with 2 daughters 12 & 14. 

 

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Race: 2013 Providence RI Marathon (26.39 Miles) 03:16:35
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
26.390.0026.39

26.39 miles - 3:16:35 

A 21 second PR..... woo hoo stop the presses.  I'm happy that I came across the finish line feeling better than my first marathon, but not particularly pleased with the time.

My goal for this marathon was a 3:10 BQ.  I figured with my prior & first marathon ending up in a total collapse for the last 10k, I would try and stick to a 7:15 pace and push if I had anything left near the end.  I would also be running with Jim, a co-worker and the head of our IT department.  At 54 yrs old, Jim has run twenty five marathons with a personal best of 2:37 in his twenties.  Lately Jim has been running right around a 3:15 or so and I figured his similar pace and experience could only help.  Pre-race Jim and I discussed running together until one of us inevitably sped up or fell off.  Of course, being the newbie, I started talking to some guys around mile (8) who had intentions of running 3:10 and by mile (9) I was running a 7:07 pace and had left Jim.  The next couple of miles stayed under my MP and I started to feel crappy at mile (16).  What really sucks is not being able to pull it together and get back to your goal pace.  At mile (18) I was in damage control mode and couldn't believe that I was blowing up with 8+ miles to go.  Right around mile (23) the 3:15 pacer blew by me with some words of encouragement.  At this point I was feeling weird twinges in my left hamstring and thought "that's strange" and kept running..... 10 seconds later I had a deep muscle cramping/charlie horse that made me stop mid stride.  I immediately and instinctively grabbed the muscle and dug my fingers deeply into the hamstring.  It released after a skip/shuffle 15 seconds later.  At mile (24) and feeling like a total bag of crap, Jim my co-worker pulled up on my shoulder.  He told me the last 4 miles for him had been a serious struggle.  We ran together for the next 1.5 miles cursing the day when all of a sudden my right hamstring locked up...... WTF! I said out loud and Jim replied "I gotta go".  I watched him gain about thirty yards on me as I repeated the process of bear clawing my other hamstring.  Luckily it released and I started to reel Jim back in.  This time I pulled up on his shoulder and as I did, he said "Aww your the man!"  This little bit of encouragement got me going and I picked it up and separated from Jim.  With 26 miles on my tired legs, I pushed around the final turn and saw the clock at the finish..... It was going to be a squeeker!  I summoned all I had for the final push and came in 21 seconds faster than my previous & first marathon.  

Obviously the good news is the PR. No matter how small it was in conjunction with the fact that I came across the line not feeling like I was going to die.  I'm bummed that I didn't BQ, but that will happen another day..... I'm sure of it! 

Split
Time
Distance
Avg Pace
Summary3:16:34.726.397:27
17:08.11.007:08
27:15.11.007:15
37:24.71.007:25
47:11.91.007:12
57:15.91.007:16
67:16.81.007:17
77:15.21.007:15
87:11.81.007:12
97:07.21.007:07
107:07.01.007:07
117:05.11.007:05
127:07.71.007:08
137:14.91.007:15
147:10.21.007:10
157:15.61.007:16
167:21.41.007:21
177:19.61.007:20
187:31.11.007:31
197:29.91.007:30
207:26.61.007:27
217:45.81.007:46
228:05.11.008:05
237:55.61.007:56
248:02.01.008:02
258:17.51.008:17
268:25.81.008:26
272:47.30.397:04

 

Saucony Mirage 2 (gray) Miles: 26.39
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 170.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Tom K on Sun, May 12, 2013 at 19:00:59 from 71.203.20.181

I'm glad you got a PR. I look forward to the report. Sorry you didn't get the time you wanted.

From Jake K on Sun, May 12, 2013 at 20:11:23 from 67.177.11.154

PR is a PR, but I know sometimes you want more than that. Congrats though, looking forward to hearing more.

From Burt on Sun, May 12, 2013 at 20:23:52 from 72.223.88.98

As the #1 guy on your Favorites, let me just say that 3:16:35 is full on awesome!

From jtshad on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 07:57:35 from 141.221.191.225

Congrats on the PR!

From I Just Run on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 08:53:33 from 67.79.11.242

Any PR is a good one! As a mater of fact I would say 3:16 is a perfect marathon. :-)

From Bam on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:53:12 from 89.126.28.24

Congrats on the pr. Looking forward to the full report.

From Derunzo on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 15:06:47 from 24.218.179.128

Thanks everyone! My report is up.... hopefully I can get out of the computer chair!

From Bam on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 15:15:26 from 89.126.28.24

It's interesting to read your mile splits: you can see the pain coming...

Another block of training and get the pacing right and you'll nail the BQ.

Once again, well done on the pr and good show for hanging tough.

From Claudio on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 16:02:19 from 173.75.180.44

Congratulations on the PR Derunzo!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 15:07:34 from 24.19.80.36

It takes a lot to finish that strong after seeing the goal slip away. Congrats on a strong yet painful finish and a nice PR. This report makes me wish I would have tried harder at the end of my last race. Jim is right, you are the man!

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