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NYC Runs Central Park Half Marathon

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Location:

Sydney,Australia

Member Since:

Oct 24, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

10K: 42:07 (NYC Runs Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate, December 2012)

Half Marathon: 1:30:23 (Philadelphia RnR Half Marathon, Sept 2013)

Marathon: 3:17:13 (New Jersey Marathon, May 5, 2013)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:30 half marathon, Summer 2013

sub-3:30 marathon (my first) Spring 2013

sub 3:15 marathon, Fall 2013

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run long. Get fast. Stay injury free.

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Mizuno Inspire 8s Lifetime Miles: 377.00
Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 40.00
Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 398.10
Black Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 432.20
Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Lifetime Miles: 490.50
Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Lifetime Miles: 218.82
Red Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles: 403.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires Lifetime Miles: 405.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires 2 Lifetime Miles: 300.00
Red Mizuno Wave Riders 2 Lifetime Miles: 252.00
Black Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 29.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Lifetime Miles: 69.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Coral Lifetime Miles: 32.00
Race: NYC Runs Central Park Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:44:00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

Originally signed up for this race thinking I would run it as a marathon tempo. Then weather forecasted rain, snow and 25mph winds on an already very hilly course through Central Park. So I decided to run this with a friend as an easy/long run. I ran 9 miles yesterday, and did a tempo on Friday, so I was just hoping my legs were good for it.

 Well, low and behold, the weather (as I should have known, if I paid any attention to Murphy) was perfect running weather. Overcast, cool in the 40s, barely any wind!

 Ah well, it was really nice doing a race with 0 expectations other than to have fun. 

Overall a  1:44-ish for a average pace of 7:53 min/mile (with a bathroom break - first time in a race ever!) All miles felt pleasantly aerobic with a bit of effort going up those Harlem hills.

Again I'm reminded at how far Ive come. This was an easy/long run for me. A year ago, I had never even run a half marathon.

Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:34:35 from 67.177.11.154

Its awesome that 1:44 HM on a hilly route is an easy run for you now. You're only seeing the tip of the iceberg in terms of what you're going to be able to to in this sport.

From Penny on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 13:20:06 from 66.65.105.62

Hey thanks Jake. Im kind of curious to see what I can do this year...

From Derunzo on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 13:56:17 from 24.218.176.97

Awesome training run!

From Kam on Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 17:33:49 from 68.66.163.179

Congratulations. That's a great outcome.

From Penny on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 09:14:58 from 38.121.175.69

Thanks Kam!

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