Post by frojoe23 on Jan 5, 2008 20:55:19 GMT -5
Just wanted to post the results from today as I remember them. We had a pretty all-around good day for the group and I think that everybody was pleased. We had 4 new PR's today (two runners were first timers for the distance though).
I ended up first in 1:13:18, just ahead of Dave McCollam in 1:14:09. Dan Dewitt made his half-marathon debut and turned in a great run of 1:14:49 for third overall.
Mr. Mertz ran himself a nice PR in 1:17:30 or so for fourth place. Jeremy Rice ran to a fifth place finish and a new PR of 1:18:55, I think.
Roberto Smith ran a solid time of 1:31:05 while being under the weather. Kevin Spradlin acheived his goal of staying on Rob's behind and had a strong finish in 1:31:54.
And the little man himself, Luke Smith ran his first half-marathon ("I can't, I can't") The boy manned up at the end and chased people down to finish in 1:39:05.
So, we ended up with 4 in the top 5 and some new PR's on a relatively slow course - it was a great day!
Here are my splits for anybody interested:
Mile 1 - 5:41 (I accidently stopped my watch here and missed the next two miles, but when I went back and did the math, miles two and three were an average of 5:47 so....)
Mile 2 - 5:47
Mile 3 - 5:47
Mile 4 - 5:35
Mile 5 - 5:34.03
Mile 6 - 5:34.66
Mile 7 - 5:36.41
Mile 8 - 5:33.68
Mile 9 - 5:31.06
Mile 10 - 5:25.12
Mile 11 - 5:27.52
Mile 12 - 5:40.84 (tough one - swear it was uphill)
Mile 13 - 5:32.80
Last .1 in :32.11
I basically stayed behind McCollam until mile 8. Sometimes I was on his shoulder, but I decided to follow him because some sections you could only run single file - some snow on the trail. I took a Hammer Gel (awesome by the way) at mile 6 and ended up dropping it. I turned and went back and got it, but worked hard to catch McCollam and got him by the next mile mark. At 8 miles, I think he decided to let me do some work and I began to crank it up a little. I got a little bit of separation on mile 9 and then when we turned I started to really pick it up back in but at mile 11, I seemed to be running out of steam and mile 12 was really no picnic. Somehow, I found enough to finish strong. I had said before the race that the first mile should be your slowest and that the last one should be your second slowest as a joke, but that typically is how it goes. I was pleased that the last mile was like my fourth quickest. The effort was not too hard, but a workout type effort - I'm pleased with the results and I hope all of the other guys are pleased with theirs.
Ro
I ended up first in 1:13:18, just ahead of Dave McCollam in 1:14:09. Dan Dewitt made his half-marathon debut and turned in a great run of 1:14:49 for third overall.
Mr. Mertz ran himself a nice PR in 1:17:30 or so for fourth place. Jeremy Rice ran to a fifth place finish and a new PR of 1:18:55, I think.
Roberto Smith ran a solid time of 1:31:05 while being under the weather. Kevin Spradlin acheived his goal of staying on Rob's behind and had a strong finish in 1:31:54.
And the little man himself, Luke Smith ran his first half-marathon ("I can't, I can't") The boy manned up at the end and chased people down to finish in 1:39:05.
So, we ended up with 4 in the top 5 and some new PR's on a relatively slow course - it was a great day!
Here are my splits for anybody interested:
Mile 1 - 5:41 (I accidently stopped my watch here and missed the next two miles, but when I went back and did the math, miles two and three were an average of 5:47 so....)
Mile 2 - 5:47
Mile 3 - 5:47
Mile 4 - 5:35
Mile 5 - 5:34.03
Mile 6 - 5:34.66
Mile 7 - 5:36.41
Mile 8 - 5:33.68
Mile 9 - 5:31.06
Mile 10 - 5:25.12
Mile 11 - 5:27.52
Mile 12 - 5:40.84 (tough one - swear it was uphill)
Mile 13 - 5:32.80
Last .1 in :32.11
I basically stayed behind McCollam until mile 8. Sometimes I was on his shoulder, but I decided to follow him because some sections you could only run single file - some snow on the trail. I took a Hammer Gel (awesome by the way) at mile 6 and ended up dropping it. I turned and went back and got it, but worked hard to catch McCollam and got him by the next mile mark. At 8 miles, I think he decided to let me do some work and I began to crank it up a little. I got a little bit of separation on mile 9 and then when we turned I started to really pick it up back in but at mile 11, I seemed to be running out of steam and mile 12 was really no picnic. Somehow, I found enough to finish strong. I had said before the race that the first mile should be your slowest and that the last one should be your second slowest as a joke, but that typically is how it goes. I was pleased that the last mile was like my fourth quickest. The effort was not too hard, but a workout type effort - I'm pleased with the results and I hope all of the other guys are pleased with theirs.
Ro
