| "Ain't nobody chasin' me, boy." |
[Jul. 14th, 2007|12:27 pm] |
Seafair Half Marathon
Originally uploaded by jeffreyp
Most of the "official" race day photos of me were taken at the finish line, where I looked decidedly tired and made no effort to smile. Not sure where this one was taken, but I have to assume it was during the first half of the race before the pain started.
Look at that cotton t-shirt. What a goober. Both the shirt and the hat have been officially retired. |
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| The Day After - now, the story can be told. |
[Jul. 9th, 2007|09:24 am] |
I'm not nearly as sore as I expected to be after my first half marathon. I'm definitely tight and stiff, though, and my left IT band is super-tender around my knee, but it isn't anything that Advil and a trip to the swimming pool won't fix.
The official results: I finished in 2:50:53 (a 13:03 minute/mile pace). I finished in 1245th place overall (out of 1613, including half marathon walkers), 61/65 in my age group, and 555/628 in my gender.
I'm very proud of these results--it is exactly what I set out to do, and having accomplished those goals without training properly is all the more satisfying. Unfortunately, now, there is a nagging little voice in my head asking how well I could do if I did train properly...
Play-by-play after the jump.
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