Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
Doug Larson
Realized that @OliviaAgee has now completed as many half #marathons as I have. Guess that means I need to get busy!
Just got an email from the Bank of America Chicago Marathon:
“Registration for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon has surpassed 35,000, so please tell your running friends, training partners and running club members to register now before we reach our 45,000-participant capacity.”
You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
Steve Prefontaine
I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don’t know what they might be until you actually do the run. That’s one of my major reasons for pushing out the front door as often as I do—the adventure of it all.
Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large, Runner’s World (via runningislife)
Respect the distance or the distance won’t respect you! It will eat you up, spit you out and make you beg for mercy
Unknown
@SaraG_Agee getting in a good stretch before her track workout.
Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.
Coco Chanel
No marathon gets easier later. The half way point only marks the end of the beginning.
– Joe Henderson
There will be days you don’t think you can run a Marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you have.
Unknown
@RunRocknRoll #HeavyMedal on display – Country Music & San Antonio. #Running #Marathon
My thoughts on the 10th annual Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham, AL…
Mercedes Marathon
February 13, 2011
www.mercedesmarathon.com
My Run: Overall, the Mercedes Marathon was my eighth full marathon, and third in the last 90 days (Rock n’ Roll San Antonio on 11/14, WDW Marathon on 01/09). Coming into this race, I had been trying to temper my expectations because of my heavy race schedule this winter, and due to missing significant training time from a series of illnesses (influenza, sinusitis, lung inflammation, stomach virus). I had set my PR of 3:24 at the Rock n’ Roll San Antonio, and then basically ran the WDW Marathon with the flu, and finished in 3:43. For the Mercedes, I was hoping for just under 3:30, and really didn’t want to push it any harder.
Thinking about a career change #fb
Awesome finisher’s medals from the #MercedesMarathon #fb
It’s Go Time! #MercedesMarathon
Feel’s weird to get a medal in the mail @runrocknroll #heavymedal #fb
My thoughts on the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon…
Walt Disney World Marathon
January 9, 2011
http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wdw-marathon/
My Run: Overall, the Walt Disney World (WDW) marathon was my seventh full marathon, and my third in the last 14 weeks (Twin Cities Marathon on 10/03 and Rock n’ Roll San Antonio on 11/14). This race was originally planned as the Goofy Race and a Half Challenge, which would also have included the half marathon on Saturday, January 8th.
Unfortunately, on the Tuesday before the race I came down with flu. This included a fever of 100 to 102, body aches, chills, exhaustion, etc. My family and I still traveled to WDW on Friday morning, but as of Saturday morning my temperature was still around 101. Because of this, I ended up skipping the half marathon, and really did not think the full was going to be an option either.
However, late in the day on Saturday I began to noticeably feel better, and my fever broke. Even though I knew I would be nowhere near peak condition, I decided to give it a go. I decided to stick with my same strategy I had originally planned for the Goofy, to run a very smooth race and come in under 3:45 (current PR is 3:24 from San Antonio in November).
On the morning of the race, I did a 5-minute warm-up run followed by 4 x 100m stride outs. During the warm-up, I could tell that my energy level was low, but otherwise felt ok. I did have some sinus congestion and a cough, but neither of these flared up during the race.
The finishers with their Medals.
2010 Training Stats (2009)
- Total Distance: 1,550 Miles (1,075)
- Total Time: 220 Hours (166)
- Average Pace: 8:34 per mile (9:13)
2010 Race Stats
Full Marathons Completed – 4
- 28-Mar-10 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon 3:39:12 (PR)
- 24-Apr-10 Country Music Marathon 3:52:55
- 03-Oct-10 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon 3:25:38 (PR)
- 14-Nov-10 Rock n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon 3:24:13 (PR)
Half Marathons Completed – 2
- 08-May-10 One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon 1:42:46 (PR)
- 16-Oct-10 Murfreesboro Middle Half 1:31:00 (PR)
Other Races
- 26-Nov-10 Boulevard Bolt (5 Miler) 0:32:22 (PR)
2010 has been a break-out year for me in running, with new PRs in every race but one. There have been many factors which have contributed to this improvement, but the biggest ones include (1) Great running group / running partners (2) P90X (3) Better Diet (4) Increased emphasis on track and speed training.
Looking forward to another year of running in 2011, with the Goofy Marathon and a Half Challenge in just over a week.