DATE: Sunday, December 16, 2007
LOCATION: Millersylvania State Park, near Olympia, Washington
It was a few days before the Christmas Marathon, when I got a visit from a man who was looking for someone to share a ride with to the marathon. He got my name from the Maniac's website and asked if I would like to ride with him. After talking for a while, I agreed.
We arrived about 9am and I got ready to take the early start at 9:30 instead of 10:30. I had no ready time goal in mind, I just wanted to run a sub-4 hour race. I started off running an 8:30 pace, and felt great, I was really enjoying the cool weather. I was able to see many other Maniacs along the way because of the out-and-back course. I ended up seeing a friend from my church, she was there trying to qualify for Boston. She ended up running a 3:44:37 and needed a 3:45 to qualify. I was happy for her.
In the first half I ran a 1:51, which was great I really felt great and was running very smooth. In the second half I felt a little stiff and felt my legs cramping a bit, so I needed to slow down at the aid stations and juts keep moving. I had a slower second half and ended up running a 3:44:27. UI felt pretty happy with my time and enjoyed the race.
Peter Courden, the guy I got a ride with, finished in 3:57:26, which was a PR for him. It also qualified him for the Maniacs. I ended up getting home about 5pm.
LOCATION: Millersylvania State Park, near Olympia, Washington
It was a few days before the Christmas Marathon, when I got a visit from a man who was looking for someone to share a ride with to the marathon. He got my name from the Maniac's website and asked if I would like to ride with him. After talking for a while, I agreed.We arrived about 9am and I got ready to take the early start at 9:30 instead of 10:30. I had no ready time goal in mind, I just wanted to run a sub-4 hour race. I started off running an 8:30 pace, and felt great, I was really enjoying the cool weather. I was able to see many other Maniacs along the way because of the out-and-back course. I ended up seeing a friend from my church, she was there trying to qualify for Boston. She ended up running a 3:44:37 and needed a 3:45 to qualify. I was happy for her.
In the first half I ran a 1:51, which was great I really felt great and was running very smooth. In the second half I felt a little stiff and felt my legs cramping a bit, so I needed to slow down at the aid stations and juts keep moving. I had a slower second half and ended up running a 3:44:27. UI felt pretty happy with my time and enjoyed the race.
Peter Courden, the guy I got a ride with, finished in 3:57:26, which was a PR for him. It also qualified him for the Maniacs. I ended up getting home about 5pm.
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