Hi All. Its been a while since I last posted. Things have been a little crazy over the last few months. Since the last time I have blogged I have started a new job, started some home renovation, and completed a half marathon.
My goal in completing the half marathon when I started training was to finish in under two hours, once I started training I realized I could do that and my new goal was to finish at an 1:50. Fast forward to the race. To start with, it was crazy at the starting line as all racers started there vs. having half marathoners start elsewhere, etc. My first race like this so I didn't know. Then the race started in waves, and I was part of the third wave. So the race started, and I waited with anxiety building. Each racer had a chip in their bib so you don't have to worry about when you start, that was one less thing to worry about. Finally, I was able to get started. The problem was the walkers and very slow runners seemed to create an impenetrable horizontal line making it very difficult to get by them. It took me almost 2 miles to finally clear out from the crowd. That caused my first mile to be over 9 minutes, which was much higher than I wanted my first mile to be. Once I cleared the crowed I was able to make up some time, actually my 3rd mile was under 8 minutes, which was 20 seconds faster than I had practiced for. That had me a little worried, so I slowed it down a little. Finally at about the 5 minute mark I caught up to the 2 hour pacers, once I passed them I knew I was getting back on pace. As I was chewing through the miles I must have passed hundreds of people and Mapmyrun was telling me my pace was better than I practiced for. Once I hit the 10 mile mark I was under an 8:20 pace and I was feeling good. I thought about it and said to myself screw it, only have a 5K to go, lets push it. A good idea until I hit mile 12, the last mile was tough given I pushed my pace well above what I practiced for. The last three miles I was faster and faster and was pacing under 8 minutes a mile. Finally, I came down the finishing stretch and just put my head down and ran. Crossed the finish line at 1:48. Beat my goal by 2 minutes! So, now that I have that bug, I am training for the Celcom in May and targeting less than 8 minute miles and a finish of 1:40-1:43. So far in training things are going well. I have done an 8 mile and 9 mile run with about 7:48 miles. Just need to keep adding the distance and keep that pace and I will be there in May!
With all this craziness I have been keeping up with the push ups. I am about 2 weeks away from hitting the 50% mark! Stats below.
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