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Pocatello Marathon

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
Total Distance
44.89
DS Racer 8 Miles: 6.09New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 7.03Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 5.57Saucony Kinvara Miles: 26.20
Total Distance
6.09

630AM: Easy recovery run. Wore my Under Armour compression shorts today. I'm now in "throw the kitchen sink at it" mode toward this hamstring/glute soreness.   This will probably be my last morning run until race day.  Right now my bowels are programmed for 7-8am, which obviously could lead to disaster on Saturday.  Running at lunch or in the evening should do the trick....I hope.

DS Racer 8 Miles: 6.09
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Total Distance
7.03

830PM:  Temp very warm still at sunset. Looking forward to a little bit of cooldown for later this week and through the weekend.  Should be nice and cool at 6k feet on Saturday morning. Warm; 3M @ 7:15/mi; cool. Last hardish workout til Saturday other than some strides on Thursday. Set a new PR for monthly mileage. 

Tried out some new shoes (New Balance MR 1400's). I sized up 1/2 size and they fit perfectly right out of the box. I won't dare run in them this Saturday but I can see that I'll be racing in them very soon. Very light minimalist shoe w/ more room in the forefoot than the Kinvaras. Took me a couple of hundred miles to brake in the Kinvaras but these feel very comfortable right now. 

New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 7.03
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Total Distance
5.57

845PM:  Easy slow run w/ some pickups and a faster finish.  I may run a couple of miles tomorrow if time allows. Travel to Pocatello Friday afternoon, pick up my race bag and hopefully get a look at the course.

Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 5.57
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Race: Pocatello Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:30:04, Place overall: 79, Place in age division: 10
Total Distance
26.20

I was pretty confident coming into what was my seventh full marathon.  I felt like I was in pretty good shape relative to UVM in June. I put on a couple of lbs. during the taper but I was still 5-6 lbs lighter and put in some really good mileage in July and August.  Met Court at the starting line (my bus was the last to arrive so most everyone was already lined up).  Weather was darn near perfect for running. Ran strong and easy w/ enough energy to chat w/ Court as we made our way down the free fall that is the 1st half of the Pocatello Marathon.  As we got to the halfway point I gave a thumbs up and said hey to Jeff Shadley as he was warming up for the start of the Half Marathon. It was shaping up to be a memorable day.

Well it didn't pan out.  Suffered from the same GI issues that have plagued me in the past but much worse this time. Felt it coming on around 14 or 15 but tried to ignore it as it came and went in waves.  I won't get too graphic but just say that it was a horrible experience from miles 19 on.  And by "on" I mean a couple of hours after the race was over. 

That said, had I not been suffering from stomach cramping I still wouldn't have BQ'ed.  I went out way too fast.  The standard disclaimer for this course is to hold something back for the second half when it flattens out. I felt like I did. Ran the first half w/ Court and I never felt like we were pushing it too hard.  It didn't feel super easy but it didn't feel like we were racing either.  I ended up running a 1:33 first half on about a 75% effort.  The problem obviously is that my current half PR is 1:34. As strange as it sounds, I didn't worry about that fact because I reasoned that I was lighter and faster than I was when I ran that 1:34 and the course made the effort required to run a 1:33 much less than what I needed to run a 1:34 in May.  In hindsight, I was soooooo wrong. 

Not sure where I go from here. I have to figure some things out regarding my pre-race and intra-race fueling.  I may have to come up w/ some viable alternative to gels during the race.  I may have to avoid taking in any food after 4pm the day before a race. I've got to come up w/ something b/c these stomach issues are taking away from the enjoyment of the race.  The marathon distance is grueling enough w/o having to deal with this. 

I'd list my mile splits but the 1:33 1st half v. 1:57 2nd half pretty much tells the whole story.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 26.20
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Total Distance
44.89
DS Racer 8 Miles: 6.09New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 7.03Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 5.57Saucony Kinvara Miles: 26.20
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