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Location:

Fairfax,VA,

Member Since:

May 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Post High School Road PRs

Mile         4:30 (2016)

5K          15:24 (2017)

10K        31:48 (2018)

10M       52:23 (2017)

Half     1:09:14 (2018)

Mar.    2:29:41 (2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free, consistently train, and enjoy running

PR in the 5K,10K,10M, half marathon

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

2019 Race Schedule

1/1               New Years Day 5k (1st, 16:08)

2/3               For The Love 10k 

3/16             Shamrock Half Marathon

4/7               Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

4/28             NJ Marathon ?

 

9/29             Berlin Marathon

 

 

Personal:

Live near DC in Fairfax, VA. Hoping to train tough and see what I've got before time and other responsibilities catch up to me.

 

 

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Race: Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run (10 Miles) 00:53:22, Place overall: 29, Place in age division: 8
Total Distance
14.00

This year's Cherry Blossom turned into a tough day with very strong winds at some points.  The race decided to remove tents, the elite women's start, mile markers, and the award ceremony due to a high wind advisory. Ironically the weather was great all week while I sat in my office working. But the one day this month that had to be pristine is the one day a polar vortex rushes through the region, dropping temps to the mid 30s with windchills in the teens this morning. I run like shit in the wind. It has something to do with my form. I fly when the wind is behind me, and slow to a crawl when it's in my face, moreso than other runners I find. It has to do with the light and relaxed stride I have I think. I really don't run "with my legs" but rather with my hips and a forward lean. Think ChiRunning. No power running here. I think this puts me at a disadvantage in windy conditions but that's just a theory.

The first mile was a bunch of elite Kenyan women, myself, Greg, and some other local boys. 5:10. We then turned into the wind and things got choppy. 5:22. I knew it would be a long day. Greg slowly pulled away and I couldn't bridge the gap, which only got worse after we rounded Haine's point and straight back into the wind. Luckily we were only into the wind for about half the race. But boy it was bad when we were. I ended up running about 4 miles of the race alone. Luckily by mile 8 two taller and more muscular guys who I believe to be Graham and Carlos came by me and I latched on, after running a 5:44 mile into the wind. I was able to save face and kick it in hard to catch Jerry and finish 29th, worse than I did last year in 26th, with two women beating me, just like last year.

Not a bad run given the conditions.  And of course time is worthless on a day like this. Just look at the overall guys' times. usually 45-46 minutes wins it. This year the winning time was 48:26. so that's about 2-3 minutes off. I would say I would have at least gone sub 52:00 on a calm day but of course there is no way to know for sure. That's running for you and by association life. You put in months of work for the "perfect" day which comes about once or twice a year. Like Outkast says, you can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather.

The point is to keep trudging forward and be thankful to be healthy enough to be out there enjoying it. My day will come whe the miles are easy and the times are fast. It's only a matter of time. You just have to keep moving forward and keep puting in the work. Never give up. That's how winning is done. Whether you finish first or not is irrelevant. 

PM: 1 hr pool run for recovery

Results

My enhanced RunPix Result

Photo credit to Cheryl Young

Greg Pulling away during mile 4

Feeling strong with the wind at my back

Into the wind at the finish, I made it past Jerry but Buze Diriba from Ethiopia was too much. Yea I know, I was beaten by a woman. But she was tough man. Props to her. Ripped my legs to shreds with that last kick.

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Comments
From Eugene on Sun, Apr 03, 2016 at 09:16:58 from 173.240.40.237

That's insane that a 17 year old ran 48:50.

From Freakitypopo on Sun, Apr 03, 2016 at 16:45:37 from 73.172.18.208

Wow, you're right. I guessing he was not truly 17. A lot of Ethiopians really don't know how old they are due to inaccurate birth records but hey he could be, which is hard to believe. More power to him I guess

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