not giving up on the comeback

Publix Georgia Marathon

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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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Race: Publix Georgia Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:31:53
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I signed up for this race in late January as a way to get my act together a little.  I decided that I need to try to get out of my comfortable zone and back into some longer, tougher races.  The comfortable zone hasn't taken me anywhere but up in weight and to slower times so I thought a change would be good. 

My plan was to pick up the 3:30 group and run with them.  I started may 50 meters behind them and caught up in a half mile or so.  I passed them a couple miles later and was maybe 30 sec or so in front.  Picked up JG at mile 7 and he ran the rest with me.  It was great to have someone to run with and he really kept me going when my legs started to go.  I only stopped once to strech my legs - around mile 21 - and that was just for 5 or 10 seconds.  By the half I was at 1:42:xx - which was right ahead of plan by a little.  I knew that the last half was much harder and it certainly was.  After around 16 my legs and energy levels started to drop off.  Of course that coincided with the difficulty of the course.  

Long story short, I didn't stop and I only lost a little time in the last half.  Given my training losing time in the second half is not surprising.  

BIG thanks to JG for dragging me along for the last 19! 

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signed up for next year's spring marathon  -  it was only $40 for the first 100

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