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Barber to Boise 10k

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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles: 392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles: 181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles: 164.15
Race: Barber to Boise 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:44:08, Place overall: 72
Total Distance
6.70

My eldest son is 15 now and my days of beating him in anything shorter than a half marathon are behind me.  But I'm ok with it.  Really, I am. :)

My second year running this race. It's one of the premiere running events in Boise.  There's the Race to Robie Creek in the spring and Barber to Boise in the fall.  All of the other races, including the two marathons, really pale in comparison.  It begins at Barber Park on the Boise River and on the northeastern edge of town.  From there its mostly flat or slightly downhill along the river to the finish line inside Bronco Stadium. 

As for the race: I lost touch with Martin w/in the first mile.  There are not a lot of younger runners in this race and he was shooting for an age division win.  Based upon last year's results, I told him he had an excellent shot.  After the race, he told me that he got a little freaked out when the 5kers merged with the 10k runners at the stadium and he could see lots of younger kids who were suddenly in front of him.

Can you asphyxiate on half a cup of water from an aid station?  I certainly tried.  About mile 2.5 I tried to get down a cup of water at full speed.  I've probably run a couple dozen of these races over the past 2+ years and I STILL cannot down water while running.  It amazes me to watch some of these runners on TV grab a cup and down it with one swig.  If I haven't acquired that skill by now I don't know that I ever will.

Splits:

Mile 1- 7:04; Mile 2- 7:06; Mile 3- 7:13; Mile 4- 7:16; Mile 5- 7:14; Mile 6- 7:13; .2- 6:44.

That's a new PR by about a minute and a half.  One thing that really helped this year as compared to last year was they finally went to a wave start w/ four different groups.  The course funnels everyone onto the narrow Boise River Greenbelt which is beautiful but not really conducive to such a large race. 

I felt like I went out a little too fast the first couple of miles trying to keep Martin in sight.  He just got stronger and so I backed it off a touch and found a nice pace that I was able to repeat the rest of the race.  To cap it all off we had a nice pancake breakfast, live music, and some nice photos/video of Martin and I on the hallowed blue turf of Bronco Stadium. A pretty good day.

Nike LunaRacer +2 Miles: 6.70
Comments
From jtshad on Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 11:39:01 from 69.20.183.178

Great race and congrats on the PR. Congrats to your son as well! Sounds like you had a great day!

From Kam on Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 13:33:47 from 174.23.181.203

Well run race, Neil. I can relate to trying to stay faster than the youngsters. My oldest is 16 and not much interested in running. I'm lucky, cuz I can still tease him that he's not as fast as his old man. Then he counters by challenging me to a game of tennis.

From Court on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:08:08 from 204.228.205.14

Good race. Looks like you recovered from SG. How'd the kid end up?

From Neil on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 16:15:59 from 164.165.24.5

@Jeff: It was. Thanks.

@Kam: My son isn't all that interested in running either. He's more into football. He's just not very good at it. ;). He's almost my height and about 60 lbs lighter- so he's built more for distance running than football. Hopefully, this bit of success, small as it is, will help him become more interested in training.

@Court: He ended up winning his age group (11-19). Not many runners in that group but its something and he really enjoyed it.

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