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Indianapolis Marathon

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Member Since:

Aug 10, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR - 3:05 (3:06 at Boston)

Completed a dozen marathons and a handful of 50 mile ultras.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Consistent aerobic and strength training.

Christie Clinic Half Marathon 4/27/24

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:35 in half marathon.  Then might consider taking a shot at full marathon again.

Personal:

I started more dedicated running and racing in my thirties.  Eventually I developed symptomatic bradycardia and SVT which required a cardiac pacemaker implant and a cardiac cath ablation.  It has taken a long time to get back to running consistently again.  Counting my blessings and trying to remain more balanced with fitness.

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Miles:This week: 5.12 Month: 74.95 Year: 258.75
Race: Indianapolis Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:32:45, Place overall: 80, Place in age division: 14
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Really liked this race and the convenience of getting there. Stayed the night in a hotel with the family and our new puppy, Bella. The last several weeks have been a struggle in terms of focus, but I felt strong.  My race time is a disappointment. However, I found the course to be very challenging as the first half has a lot of hills.  Nothing steep, but constant. I didn't run a smart pace and blew all my energy on those hills.  Struggled to the finish during the last 10K and had several older gents and ladies passing me up at that point. Very humbling!!  At one point was going to quit, but kept thinking of my friend Jeff on this blog and him pushing through to finish a difficult race recently.  Just like him, I didn't want my kids to see me quitting.  Some items I need work on to make my marathon races a bit more easy next time: 

1) Bodyweight has gotten too high.  Ive gotten stronger and am injury free thanks to weight training, but I've let my weight slip higher and need to lose about 25 lbs.

2) Need more purpose in some of my daily running. I like those lazy mindless runs once and a while, but they've become the norm with me and I need a bit more planning.

3) Not sure how this got into my head, but I haven't been doing enough long endurance running and my consistency has stunk.  I can string together a couple solid weeks, but then fade.

Plan to run the same race schedule next year, but with better results.

 

Comments
From JimF on Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 13:03:37 from 98.222.218.178

Sorry the race didn't turn out as planned but glad Indy was a good experience for you and your family. Good job hanging in there. We have all been there before and it is always a better feeling to finish even if we don't like the time. Hope you are doing well and the running is going well for you.

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