FREYGUY

Nice day for a race.  A little windy though.  12 to 20 mph sustained winds. My plan was to hang out with the 3:15 group for 18 miles, then go for it (sub 3:10), which is kind of what I did.  8:30 start, so I was able to sleep in a little, eat breakfast and jog the roughly 2 miles to the race start line.

Miles 1 through 4:  7:36, :17, :24, :15.  Our pace group leader had lots of stories to tell.  He talked a lot.   We had a good group of about 30 people or so.  We started out by heading south with the wind.  Pace seemed easy at this point.

Miles 5 through 8 :7:19, :23, 24, :19  I eat gels like candy for this race going through 9 durning the race and as much water as I could stand.  We had a hairpin turn at about 5.5 and headed into the wind for the next 10 miles.  With the group we had it was nice to be able to tuck in. 

Miles 9 through 12:  &:18, :32, :21, :20.  Again, most of this was right into the wind, along the beach.  I figured keeping a slightly slower pace into the wind but staying close was a good gameplan.

Miles 13 through 16:  7:28, :23, :24, :21.  We passed through the halfway point on pace (3:15's pace) at 1:37:32. Also all of our garmins were showing the route to be about  0.11 miles long at this time.  Body still feeling good.

Miles 17 through 20:  6:45, :57, :41, :53.  Its go time!  The first miles and a half were not to bad.  The wind was block by a woodsy area.  After leaving that, it was straight into the wind again by myself.  Effort was way up at this time.  I had set my virtual partner at a 7:12 pace and I was 3:00 minutes behind at 16 miles.  My goal was to catch it and stay in front.

Miles 21 through 24:  7:01, 6:57, :36, :27, :38.  by mile 22 the wind was mostly to my back.  I caught my virtual partner in mile 23 which felt great.  Legs were stil pumping well.  I took my last gel in mile 23 and just kept pumping as hard as I could.

Miles 25, 26, and 0.2:  6:38, 6:26, 2:13 (for 0.38 miles, yes a little long).  It felt really good to pass through the 25 mile marker under 3:00 hours.  By this time I was sure to qualify for Boston.  Again, I still felt strong.  Just kept pumping those arms and striding it out.  3:07:52 overall

PR

BQ

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Then a 2 mile jog back to the hotel.

Am run by myself. slow

and steady 8.7 miles

AM run with Ryan.  8:10, :22, :41, :55, 9:09, 9:02, 4:27

Mid-day run on the TM. 8.75 miles at 7 mph (8:34) and 1.25 miles at 9 mph (6:40)

PM run around the neighborhood.  3.2 miles in 28:29

I ran over to the McDonalds in Seymour and Joe Bell picked me up on his way through.  He had overslept so we were in a big hurry to the race.  Once getting to Louisville we were stuck in traffic on the off ramp of I-65.  I jumped out of the car and ran over to Papa John's Stadium with Joe's ID in hand.  I still had to sign up for the race.  I made it just in time to sign up and pick up Joes bib for him.  He ditched the car at a gas station and ran over as well.  No time to make the essential bathroom break.  We ran to the start line while the National Anthem was being sung pinning our bibs in route.  Weather was a nice 48 degrees and freezy.  My plan today was to start out at 6:45s and through the park, then cut down from there.

Mile 1:  This mile is pretty flat.  I ran the centerline of the road.  Wind to our backs.  With the crowd and wind I was a little fast.  6:37

Mile 2:  Again this mile is flat as well.  the crowd was opening up some.  I found a group and crowded in behind them.  Still a little fast at 6:27

Mile 3:  In this mile we are intering Iroquios Park.  We are climbing and the pack breaks up.  This race has over 8,000 runners.  Being 10 miles, there are a wide range of abilities from the novice to the very seasoned. The hills usually separate them out.  I don't plan on upping my level of effort through the hills today.  6:45 for this mile.

Mile 4:  We climb another 70 feet in elevation.  Its wooded through here so little effect from the wind.  6:45

Mile 5:  The next few miles are rolling and twist through the park.  Mostly just a single file line of runners straightening out the corners.  6:35

Mile6:  Same story.  6:34

Mile 7:  We are coming out of the park and wrapping back to the runners entering the park.  A nice downhill helps pick up the pace.  However, the wind is in our face now and will be until the end.  6:16

Miles 8: Straight toward downtown.  6:26

Mile 9:  6:19

Mile 10:  Finishes on the 50 yard line of U of L's Papa John's Stadium.  6:13

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