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GWTC 15/30K

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Location:

Tallahassee,FL,

Member Since:

Jul 13, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran track/xc in high school

Track 2 years at FSU (400 and 400 hurdles) 

Skip ahead 15 yrs for my old man PRs... 

100m 12.31; 200m 25.74; 400m 56.94; 800m 2:17; Mile 5:11; 2 Mile 11:57; 5K 19:08; 10K 41:43; 15K 1:03:14; Marathon 3:26

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break through the 19 then 18 minute mark for 5K

Return to full speed track workouts

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

USATF Age Group All American times in 200 (24.6), 400 (56.0) and 800 (2:11)

Qualify and run Boston before I hit 50... but after I complete my sprint goals  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Exalt Lifetime Miles: 250.20
Ignition3 Lifetime Miles: 285.90
Equation6 Lifetime Miles: 214.55
Trance12 Lifetime Miles: 411.40
Guide7 Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Race: GWTC 15/30K (18.6 Miles) 02:30:38, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
19.50

At the start line the race director advised that it was likely that lightning would make them call the race and come out and drag us off the course.  Out and back course on red clay roads... yep, rainy slippery sloppy red clay - big fun.  There were a couple thunderclaps before the 15K turnaround, but we kept at it.  Plan going in was to go out at 8 flat pace and then try to finish coming in closer to 7:45 pace.  Conditions and hills tweaked that a bit, but I made the 30K turnaround with an 8:07 average pace.  Rain lessened but a headwind kicked up for a couple miles headed back in, but was able to press a few closing miles down to 7:45 and better, with last 0.6 at 7:33 pace.  Garmin actually had me at 18.78 miles in 8:02 average what with all the weaving around to find good footing.  All in all I couldn't be more pleased given hills and conditions. Three weeks out from the marathon and a nearly marathon pace tough 19 miler without digging too deep at all.

Trance12 Miles: 19.50
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 13:24:29 from 24.10.249.34

You should be pleased. This is a great confidence booster. Congratulations.

From Bret on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 16:22:02 from 72.91.143.44

Great job Doug. Even better in such lousy running conditions. Well done.

From dugco on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 17:00:05 from 98.230.77.41

Thanks guys. I forgot to mention this is the first race in probably 4-5 years that I didn't get chicked :) Of course, most of the decent female and male runners did the 15K because it was the Grand Prix event for season points. Still, I'll take it.

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 21:40:10 from 24.10.249.34

There are some fast chicks out there.

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