9th place @ 3M Half Marathon

[Botlfed]

damn dude, when i was in the service i did the marine corp pft in 17:05 and thats 3 miles i thought i was movin then, apprently i was wrong thats awesome i wish i was still in half the shape i used to be.

[RedHeartbeat]

I would have finished that marathon in about 3 minutes. Thats about how far my fat arse would go before they called the ambulance.

Congrats on the fine finish.

[DBRODS]

Good job ducky.. I'll eat another blizzard for ya.

[DamnYankee]

Awesome David, good job!!

So in running, how hard is it to make up that two minutes? Is that considered easy? Or is it like racing, where going from a 14 to a 13 is cake, but from a 12 to 11 is a LOT more work...

[Maui4x4]

So in running, how hard is it to make up that two minutes? Is that considered easy? Or is it like racing, where going from a 14 to a 13 is cake, but from a 12 to 11 is a LOT more work...

Probably gotta go from skinny to ethiopian

[ducky]

Awesome David, good job!!

So in running, how hard is it to make up that two minutes? Is that considered easy? Or is it like racing, where going from a 14 to a 13 is cake, but from a 12 to 11 is a LOT more work...

I think a couple minutes wouldnt be that hard, since this was my first race, I was somewhat conservative on the start and then towards mile 11 I really dropped the hammer to catch one of the kenyans. The middle of the race played a pretty crucial part in me loosing a little bit of time when I got the side stitch. I think dropping a minute or two could be done with another race or two under my belt. Plus with better practices and some longer tempo runs I think it shouldnt be too bad. Now dipping into the sub 63min and 64min is like going from a high 11 to a mid 10.. Pretty difficult, and really need to have an AMAZING race right from the gun. Hang with the lead pack the whole time and not drop off.

[SCIV]

Slow.

[ducky]

Not bad son. Thats like a 5:13 mile...for 13 miles. DAMN.

Good math, but that wasnt my average during the race. Came through 5k @ 15:3X, went through 7 @ 37:X, but from like mile 8.5 up until around 11ish I started to pick up the pace after the cramp. Mile 12 and then 13 were most likely right at 5 or faster. I lost quite a bit of time for about half a mile dealing with the stitch.

[sprayedenali]

you mean your v-tach wasnt workin?

[PurpleMinivan]

So, when is the next race to qualify for the special olympics... I hope you are going to be there. Great Job David!!