http://connect.garmin.com/activity/242421270
Sun, Nov 11, 2012
8:32 AM
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Distance:
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13.13 mi
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Time:
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1:51:28
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Avg Pace:
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8:29 min/mi
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Elevation Gain:
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958 ft
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Calories:
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1,753 C
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Why run a Half Marathon in November…well I knew Doug was
considering this and Margie was actually running this so hey, why not? The two really important races are next
week. I kind of raced this course for
the first two miles – then chilled out a bit for the remaining miles knowing
that I was not going to get the 7:57/mile
pace. There were two options…7:57/mile pace or 8:22/mile pace. I
decided on going for the later. Sometimes
I like having options going into races depending on my mood. Other times – all out PR being sought.
My PR for the Half Marathon distance is 1:46:54 @ 8:09/mile
pace.
This Half Marathon result today is 1:51:28 @ 8:29/mile
pace.
BUT…a “rolling hills” Half Marathon with “rolling hills”
being a bit of an understatement.
The first ten miles are done at average 8:20/mile pace and this sees 517 feet of elevation.
The next 3.1 miles see 440 feet of elevation. Yep, the Race Director (like many) thought it
would be fun for us to do some hill work at the end of the race – just in case
you were lucky enough to get a Personal Record going – Not going to happen
today!
When all is said and done, the Half Marathon is completed at
8:29/mile pace on average!!!
Given this total elevation of 957 FEET, I would say without
the hills, a PR could have been achieved.
This was an awesome course!
But not a course to seek a distance/time PR off of. Check out the splits and elevation.
Okay, enough about that.
I visited my sister-in-law, nephew and niece yesterday. Dan Kearney is my nephew. He recently ran 1.5 miles (test) in 10:19!!!
Impressive? Yes. My best Mile is 6:51/mile. He ran
the 1.5 miles at 6:52/mile
pace! See below:
PREDICTED EQUIVALENT RACE TIMES (based on Dan’s 1.5 mile
time of 10:19 and my mile time of 6:51).
Dan 6:37 mile
compared to my 6:51 mile
Dan 10:19 for the
1.5 miles compared to my 10:39 for
the 1.5 miles.
Dan 14:05 for the
2 miles compared to my 14:35.
Dan 22:28 for the
5K compared to my 23:16.
For anyone who knows anything about VDOT this puts Dan at
43.45 and me at 41.72!
So now I have a goal of getting the 1.5 miles done in 10:19!
Thanks Dan! I’ve got to match
Dan’s awesome time.
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Split
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Time
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Distance
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Elevation Gain
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Elevation Loss
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Avg Pace
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1
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0:07:36
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1
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21
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163
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7:36
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2
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0:08:25
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1
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71
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0
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8:25
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3
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0:08:53
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1
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101
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11
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8:53
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4
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0:08:18
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1
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66
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120
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8:19
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5
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0:08:30
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1
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61
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55
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8:30
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6
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0:08:08
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1
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30
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145
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8:08
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7
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0:08:23
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1
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50
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95
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8:23
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8
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0:08:09
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1
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79
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133
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8:09
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9
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0:08:30
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1
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16
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13
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8:30
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10
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0:08:11
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1
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22
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41
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8:11
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11
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0:08:41
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1
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106
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132
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8:41
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12
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0:10:16
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1
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202
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0
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10:16
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13
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0:08:29
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1
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132
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85
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8:29
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14
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:58.3
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0.13
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0
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0
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7:39
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Summary
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1:51:28
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13.13
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958
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993
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8:29
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