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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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*Derky* re: 1/2 marathon
How did it go? This past weekend was gorgeous running weather!
Re: *Derky* re: 1/2 marathon
Hey Terp!
Thanks for asking!! Well, my goal was 2:20. I finished 2:02:57!! I was VERY excited. Dh left me at the 4.5 mile mark and I just kept finding a "carrot" up the road and passing them. I finished JUST behind one guy I started with--on the climbs he'd say outloud "cheeseburger, fries, milk shake!" and he'd repeat often. It was funny!!
There was one elusive "carrot" though.....the girl wearing the not-so-opaque running tights and hot pink undies with clouds on them. I almost wonder if "distraction" is her race tactic....
How was your long run?? It really was a BEAUTIFUL weekend for it!!
That's too funny about the "cheeseburger, fries, milkshake" guy. Though I love all those items, I'm not sure I'd want to be thinking intensely about them while running up a hill.
Congrats on your fabulous
time, you really blew your expectations out of the water! I'm hoping I
can do under a 10:15/mile pace, so I'll be happy if I finish under
2:15.
My long run was OK. I tried a few new routes (cuz you have to in order to find 10 miles) and managed to find all the hills in the neighborhoods surrounding mine. But that was OK b/c I haven't been doing too many hills in my training and the 1/2 I'm doing next weekend will have some. I just wish I had left myself some water at the halfway point, but I didn't and I was sooo thirsty!
That's the WORST. I'm a self proclaimed camel myself. On long runs, man, I should have an IV inserted in to my arms because dang, I get so thirty. I think I might have died in your case.
Where is your 1/2 next weekend?? I dont' know how far you'd ever travel, but the NC marathon (and 1/2) is a really well-run and well supported race. Just something to consider for next year's calendar.
I'll wait to wish you good luck, OK!