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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: Philadelphia Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:29:41, Place overall: 14, Place in age division: 4
Total Distance
27.00

If only I could explain to you all just how bad the wind was during the second half of the race at Philly...it was kinds of soul crushing.

Was in good spirits going in, the race was delayed 15 minutes but it wasn't too bad. Hit 5:34 at the mile, no problem. From there on out the mile markers were way off but the half and 10K marker were accurate. Ran by feel and for the first part. It's mostly flat with a monster hill at mile 8 which sucked ass. I drafted off a half guy before he split. I ran 1:13:3x for the half rather comfortably. Once we left the buildings, all hell broke loose.

I ran with my teammate Tom and his twin brother Derek uphill into some pretty strong wind gusts which made the miles long and the splits even slower. Good thing I quit paying attention to the splits after the half. It seemed like a never ending uphill until we went across the bridge past 17 and 18. Eventually after 19 or so we did yet another 180 turn and hit some down hill stretches finally. By then I quit caring because it was becoming very painful. I just focused on opening up my form and positive self talk since the 20-26 mile stretch felt like it never would end. I was able to pass 3-4 guys during that stretch and still managed to go sub 2:30.

Overall I was happy but a little ticked because if the wind was still I feel like I could have gone 2:27 high on that course no problem. Luckily I was in such good shape because of my training that the race of attrition at the end did not affect me nearly as bad as many on the course yesterday.  

It was a good race but I'm glad it's over for now. The marathon is not my favorite race distance and 10K-13.1 are much better distances to actually race fast than to just survive amd you don't have to eat anything during. Speaking of which I had no issues other than a slight ache once or twice right after I swallowed a gel. I managed one of those right before and two during, hitting every water stop along the way and getting a water bottle at the half. The wind really dried me out. It must have worked because I never bonked due to low sugar. My legs eventually done me in. Couldn't feel them anymore after about mile 17.

Time to recover then have a little fun running some short races this winter and spring. I want to hit a great half time this March, win a race back home, and place well at Cherry Blossom.

Results

Comments
From Jason D on Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 19:49:46 from 68.80.27.222

Congratulations on the 20+ minute PR and sub-2:30 marathon after the BS at Glass City. I did some rough math when I saw you at the 2-hour mark and figured you were capable of running faster than 30 minutes for the last 5.25 miles to the finish.

From Jake K on Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 14:08:01 from 159.212.71.69

Nice!! Glad you cracked 2:30 on what seemed like a tougher day in terms of the wind. Pretty big year of PRs for you across the board.

From Drew on Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 18:23:25 from 173.171.218.92

Congrats on breaking 2:30 - that's an awesome accomplishment.

I tend to agree about the marathon - a lot is satisfying about the distance, but it is a race of survival vs. shorter distances when you are really engaging speed as well.

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