DATE: April 3, 2010
LOCATION: Green Lake, Seattle, Washington
Two years back Jonathan Bernard started this race. I liked it, it's a 10 lap race 3.2 mile trail around Green Lake. I was wondering if I needed more time to rest after the 24 hour race, but I figured I could handle it with two weeks between. In those two weeks, I had a very bad cold, and it kept me from getting the running in I wanted to, and going into this race, I was still coughing and congested.
I drove up on Friday night and spent the night in my car. I arrived at Green Lake about 6am for the 7am start. I arrived and they were setting up the start/finish line. I noticed a few other runners had already arrived. Igot my stuff and got ready for the race. The weather was pretty good at the start, it was cold, but dry.
The race started at 7am and I was off and running. I felt pretty good in those first few laps. I was running in the 8:30-9:00 range. I felt pretty food, but after a few laps around Green Lake I would stop at the start/finish area to get some GU and continue on. My first 10 miles were run in 1:32 or about a 9:00 pace.
I continued that pace over the next 10 miles when I hit the 20 mile marker at 3:05, but the wind was getting really strong and with the temperatures in the low 40's it felt really cold. I kept pushing I ended up running the marathon in about 3:55, which I felt pretty good with. I keep pushing and finished the 32 mile race in 4:59:20. My 50k time was 4:50:50, which wasn't bad. I ended up finishing 8th of 22 runners.
I stuck around for a little while before heading back to Portland. I feel the cold got to me, but it was overall a good day.
LOCATION: Green Lake, Seattle, Washington
Two years back Jonathan Bernard started this race. I liked it, it's a 10 lap race 3.2 mile trail around Green Lake. I was wondering if I needed more time to rest after the 24 hour race, but I figured I could handle it with two weeks between. In those two weeks, I had a very bad cold, and it kept me from getting the running in I wanted to, and going into this race, I was still coughing and congested.
I drove up on Friday night and spent the night in my car. I arrived at Green Lake about 6am for the 7am start. I arrived and they were setting up the start/finish line. I noticed a few other runners had already arrived. Igot my stuff and got ready for the race. The weather was pretty good at the start, it was cold, but dry.
The race started at 7am and I was off and running. I felt pretty good in those first few laps. I was running in the 8:30-9:00 range. I felt pretty food, but after a few laps around Green Lake I would stop at the start/finish area to get some GU and continue on. My first 10 miles were run in 1:32 or about a 9:00 pace.
I continued that pace over the next 10 miles when I hit the 20 mile marker at 3:05, but the wind was getting really strong and with the temperatures in the low 40's it felt really cold. I kept pushing I ended up running the marathon in about 3:55, which I felt pretty good with. I keep pushing and finished the 32 mile race in 4:59:20. My 50k time was 4:50:50, which wasn't bad. I ended up finishing 8th of 22 runners.
I stuck around for a little while before heading back to Portland. I feel the cold got to me, but it was overall a good day.
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