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PR Table and Notable Races

Marathon: 2:21:12 (Chicago); 2:20:41 (CIM)
Half Marathon: 1:05:45 (Long Beach)
10K: 30:03 (Portland)

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sun, Oct 02, 2011

Running Miles	Swimming Yards	Bike Miles
11.50	0.00	0.00

AM - 9.5 miles at Liberty Park w/ Andrea. Easy pace, soft surfaces.

I was doing a little googling this morning and found this article about the Long Beach 1/2 Marathon... apparently there are ~20 guys trying to hit the OTQ, and a few guys who have already hit the time are going to be pacing. Somehow the elite coordinator who setup our entries neglected to tell me this... haha! Honestly I figured there was a 50/50 chance that I'd even have a group to run with, based on previous years' results. But now that there appears to be a huge pack trying to run sub 5:00 pace, that changes my strategy a bit. I may just have to go out with this pack, tuck in, conserve energy, and see how long I can hang.

PM - 2 miles shakeout. I'm ready for it to be next Sunday already! I feel like I didn't even do anything this week and still hit 90 miles. I'm gonna go nuts in the next 6 days!

Comments

From Hamdog Alum on Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 22:14:34 from 68.185.190.140

Sounds like a fun race Jake. Enjoy the taper and rest up for Philadelphia training. Good luck at Long Beach.

From allie on Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 17:38:08 from 161.38.218.168

that's great that you will have some guys to run with -- i'm sure you can hang.

question: if you hit the OTQ standard in the half, would you still do philly? maybe that's a dumb question, but i'm curious...

From Jake K on Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 17:56:05 from 155.100.226.53

Its not a dumb question at all. My initial response is "I'll cross that bridge when I come to it" b/c on paper, I have never done anything that suggests 1:04:XX is a realistic goal. But luckily races aren't run on paper!

Honestly, I have thought about it a lot... I like the "what-if" game to pass time while running solo... I figure there is a great chance I would still do Philly because I think I can WIN it, and that isn't an opportunity I want to pass up. Big race, big stage... that would be huge for me. With my mileage and strength, I think I can pop 2 good marathons in 2 months. Plus, I'd still be there no matter what (for Andrea and Thanksgiving).

Obviously aiming for one peak at the trials has its benefits... but lets face it, its not like I'd be in the mix for a top 10 finish anyways. I think the only way I'd NOT race Philly is if I was already qualified and Andrea wanted me to pace her instead.

It would be a tough call... but I guess if I even have to make this decision, that will be a really good thing. It would be a dream scenario to hit the OTQ in Long Beach. Everything has to go right and it would have to be a perfect race... but its a possibility so I'm going to give it my best shot...

I hope you ask me this same question next Monday! :-)

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