Sunday, July 27, 2008
Hatfield-McCoy vs Flying Monkey
What do these have in common?
Hatfield-McCoy
Flying Monkey
This weekend's long run in which I bonked from mile 12 on.
Hatfield-McCoy
Flying Monkey
This weekend's long run in which I bonked from mile 12 on.
Labels: marathon, workout commentary
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
My Hatfield-McCoy placement:
Field Placement: 108 / 210 (51.4%)
Age group: 30 – 34
Group Placement: 9 / 12 (75%)
Gender Placement: 82 / 142 (57.7%)
I refuse to take this lying down, standing up, or anything in between.
I haven't finished in the bottom half of the field since September '06 (15k, 2nd race), 3 months after I ran my first mile EVER.
This is intolerable, even given the tough course, lack of rest, possibly tougher overall competitors... this was just an unacceptable showing for my conditioning level.
I don't care about the time. It's WAY more personal than that. My goal is top quarter in my age group. Next year. Period.
For this year's race, that would have been a 3:48.
This is not me whining. This is me finding motivation for the next 12 months of my running.
I have printed out my Run Entry for myself to stare at.
This will be the rottweiler at my heels whenever I think about walking on a long run.
I may have to sign up for Flying Monkey as a training race.
Age group: 30 – 34
Group Placement: 9 / 12 (75%)
Gender Placement: 82 / 142 (57.7%)
I refuse to take this lying down, standing up, or anything in between.
I haven't finished in the bottom half of the field since September '06 (15k, 2nd race), 3 months after I ran my first mile EVER.
This is intolerable, even given the tough course, lack of rest, possibly tougher overall competitors... this was just an unacceptable showing for my conditioning level.
I don't care about the time. It's WAY more personal than that. My goal is top quarter in my age group. Next year. Period.
For this year's race, that would have been a 3:48.
This is not me whining. This is me finding motivation for the next 12 months of my running.
I have printed out my Run Entry for myself to stare at.
This will be the rottweiler at my heels whenever I think about walking on a long run.
I may have to sign up for Flying Monkey as a training race.
Labels: marathon, race report
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]Saturday, June 14, 2008
Hatfield McCoy Marathon
As for race report: My perspective will be tainted by the fact that my legs were still sore (hamstrings, gluts) from crashing into waves on Thursday and a 12 hour car ride Friday. All I had at the start was a 8'50" pace on the flat/downhill start. It got worse from there. My time was a painful 4:42 and change.
The big hill between 6 and 8 wasn't really an issue, but it took away what I had left. Down hill from there was steep, but also helped gain quite a bit of time.
The rest of the course was rolling hills forever, slick roads (from the incessant rain), and very nice scenery for my casual jog/walk at the end.
Motion Based Elevation Gain (ft) +3,877 / -3,869
The big hill between 6 and 8 wasn't really an issue, but it took away what I had left. Down hill from there was steep, but also helped gain quite a bit of time.
The rest of the course was rolling hills forever, slick roads (from the incessant rain), and very nice scenery for my casual jog/walk at the end.
Motion Based Elevation Gain (ft) +3,877 / -3,869
Race Map:
Labels: marathon, race report
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