{"id":111,"date":"2007-02-18T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-19T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1fifoto.com\/running\/?p=111"},"modified":"2010-04-21T21:29:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T02:29:15","slug":"completed-my-5th-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1fifoto.com\/running\/2007\/02\/completed-my-5th-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed my 5th marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wasn’t pretty, but it’s now in the history books.

<\/center>The weather was fantastic. It was cool and sunny with little or no wind. It was excellent weather. I ran by myself which is a bit sad, but that’s just the way I am. This year I didn’t have a running buddy. Unofficially my time was 4:28 or about 10:14\/M. So although my goal was 4:15 and I didn’t make it. But at least I was out there and trying to do the impossible. Bottom line, I did my best. There wasn’t anything left in the tank when I finished. As is my problem I was stiff as a zombie starting around mile 20+. As a result I got slower and slower. I had to walk for quite a while around miles 24 and 25. Near the end the 4:15 pace group leaders, and lots of friends passed and tried to encourage me to run, but there was nada, nothing left – all I could do was walk. Only after the capital building did I begin again to shuffle along because I knew my family was waiting for me at the finish and I just couldn’t be seen walking then. So I hoofed it down Congress as best I could, but wasn’t pretty. I was stiff, stiff, stiff. What can I say. Last year was so fast at 3:50. Right now I doubt I’ll never get there again. So I’m happy to have completed my 5th marathon and finished it any way I could. Oh and I’m very proud to have the finisher’s shirt and medal which are both cool.
<\/center>However the medal ain’t expensive bling-bling. No gold, silver or platinum or precious stones, but it is precious to me, because of the investment in sweat and time that I spent to get it. I’m proudly wearing them today for everyone to see.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/b> Here is my heart rate. You see my heart rate drop after 4:00 because I was walking.

<\/center>Update:<\/b> Here are my splits.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mile<\/th>\nSplit<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nHeart rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n10:10.74<\/td>\n0:10:10.74<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n09:10.25<\/td>\n0:19:20.99<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n09:02.42<\/td>\n0:28:23.41<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n09:28.12<\/td>\n0:37:51.53<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n09:09.09<\/td>\n0:47:00.62<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n09:00.25<\/td>\n0:56:00.87<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n09:20.88<\/td>\n1:05:21<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n09:20.45<\/td>\n1:14:42<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n09:20.99*<\/td>\n1:24:02<\/td>\n149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n09:20.99*<\/td>\n1:33:24<\/td>\n149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n09:28.93<\/td>\n1:42:53<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n09:20.85<\/td>\n1:52:13<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n09:15.29<\/td>\n2:01:29<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n09:00.12<\/td>\n2:10:29<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n10:06.07<\/td>\n2:20:35<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n09:25.45<\/td>\n2:30:00<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n09:42.33<\/td>\n2:39:43<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n09:41.09<\/td>\n2:49:24<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n09:40.19<\/td>\n2:59:04<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n09:41.24<\/td>\n3:08:45<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n10:47.52<\/td>\n3:19:33<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n10:28.81<\/td>\n3:30:02<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n10:09.66<\/td>\n3:40:11<\/td>\n141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n12:01.58**<\/td>\n3:52:13<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n16:19.72**<\/td>\n4:08:33<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.2<\/td>\n20:12.96**<\/td>\n4:28:45<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

* missed split
** run\/walk<\/font><\/center>
Update: <\/b>That’s me finishing.


Photo courtesy of Action Sports International<\/a><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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