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Famous Potato Half Marathon

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Location:

Meridian,ID,United States

Member Since:

Jun 02, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Best Marathon: 3:18:02 (Ogden 2011)

Best 1/2 Marathon: 1:28:08 (Fit for Life 2011)

Best 10k: 40:03 (Barber to Boise 2011)

Best 5k: 20:10 (Cottonwood Heights Thanksgiving Day 5k 2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Upcoming races:

Utah Valley Marathon

Freakin Fast Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running, stay healthy, have fun.

Personal:

I like to run.

"Running in place will never get you the same results as running from a lion" -- The Most Interesting Man in the World

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Pearl Izumi Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 145.52
Brooks Ghost 6 Grey Lifetime Miles: 1207.23
Brooks Ghost 5 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 101.98
Race: Famous Potato Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:42:34, Place overall: 109, Place in age division: 13
Total Distance
13.10

I went into this race looking at it as a training run to help prep for Seattle, so I put in a pretty heavy week of running beforehand. With that in mind, I don't feel bad at all about my time. It was only 1:05 behind my half marathon PR.

The starting line was freezing. The wind was blowing up at Lucky Peak and the start area stayed in the shaddows for a long time. But just before the start, I shed my sweatshirt and shivered for a few minutes until the gun went off. Then the weather, and I, warmed up quickly.

I kept it at a strenuously comfortable pace for the first 10 miles or so because the last thing I wanted to do is start out too fast and tank it. You see, I knew that there were a couple of women from the neighborhood somewhere behind me and I had to at least finish ahead of them.

I picked up the pace some (or at least increased my effort) for the last three miles or so. There was a young guy that was running near me from about mile 5. Near the end of the race we were still together, picking up the pace. I have no idea who he was, but he knew I was there too because we were trading off leading by a few steps. It worked out really well because I don't think I would have moved as fast at the end  if he wasn't pushing me.

Oh, and another highlight of the race: I almost stepped on a dead mouse on the greenbelt.

iPod song of the day: "I Want To Break Free" -- Queen

Brooks Adrenaline GTS8 (2) Miles: 13.10
Comments
From Neil on Sun, May 17, 2009 at 20:31:02 from 174.19.137.93

Great time! Especially w/ no taper. That's probably a 1:37 or 1:38 on a flat half like Fit for Life. Congrats on beating the neighborhood ladies too. ;)

From jtshad on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:17:15 from 204.134.132.225

Great time off no taper. Good prep for Seattle! Way to pick up the pace at the end of the race!

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