On the Wednesday prior to the race I was doing a 7 mile run with 3 at MP of 7:00 on the treadmill, when I felt some pain in my calf that moved around a bit then hurt so much - like a knife almost - that I had to stop running. I stretched a bit and tried again and it was worse. Did not run or do anything at all from Wednesday afternoon ( 29 May 2013) until Sunday 2 June 2013 - race day.
I got a ride with Bernie after her bad news about her ex husband. She was still in shock. Her german friend - Kat - took us down at 4:30 am and I met up with the team from SDTC. I was going to pass on the race, but with the article in the paper, and wanting to re-qualify for Boston, I did it anyway.
the first mile felt bad, and I was literally looking down at my number about to take it off...but then the second mile was a bit easier. so I kept running, thinking that I'd finally stop at mile 5 down by Petco park, but by the time I got down the hill (run at 6:47/mile) I was feeling ok, so I kept running. Went into a 7:30 sort of groove through about the halfway point (coming in around 1:37 for the half).
Things seemed to slow down after that. I never felt like I needed food or anything, and I was drinking at most of the aid stations. I think the carbo loading helped (mostly rice, fruit, pasta - 600 g/day for three days).
| Mile | Time | Change | Avg Pace | Average HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| 7:33 | -- | 7'33"/mi | 130bpm |
2
| 15:07 | + 0:01 (-1%) | 7'34"/mi | 142bpm |
3
| 22:31 | - 0:10 (2%) | 7'24"/mi | N/A |
4
*Fastest
| 29:18 | - 0:37 (8%) | 6'47"/mi | 146bpm |
5
| 36:26 | + 0:21 (-6%) | 7'08"/mi | 148bpm |
6
| 43:21 | - 0:13 (3%) | 6'55"/mi | 150bpm |
7
| 50:51 | + 0:35 (-9%) | 7'30"/mi | 155bpm |
8
| 58:14 | - 0:07 (1%) | 7'23"/mi | 152bpm |
9
| 1:05:49 | + 0:12 (-3%) | 7'35"/mi | 153bpm |
10
| 1:13:23 | - 0:01 (0%) | 7'34"/mi | N/A |
11
| 1:21:05 | + 0:08 (-2%) | 7'42"/mi | 158bpm |
12
| 1:28:45 | - 0:02 (0%) | 7'40"/mi | 157bpm |
13
| 1:36:27 | + 0:02 (-1%) | 7'42"/mi | 158bpm |
14
| 1:43:58 | - 0:11 (2%) | 7'31"/mi | 157bpm |
15
| 1:52:01 | + 0:32 (-8%) | 8'03"/mi | 164bpm |
16
| 1:59:39 | - 0:25 (5%) | 7'38"/mi | 160bpm |
17
| 2:07:14 | - 0:03 (0%) | 7'35"/mi | 162bpm |
18
| 2:14:59 | + 0:10 (-3%) | 7'45"/mi | 161bpm |
19
| 2:23:03 | + 0:19 (-5%) | 8'04"/mi | 158bpm |
20
| 2:31:01 | - 0:06 (1%) | 7'58"/mi | N/A |
21
| 2:39:49 | + 0:50 (-11%) | 8'48"/mi | 161bpm |
22
| 2:49:16 | + 0:39 (-8%) | 9'27"/mi | 160bpm |
23
| 2:57:17 | - 1:26 (15%) | 8'01"/mi | 163bpm |
24
| 3:06:05 | + 0:47 (-10%) | 8'48"/mi | 163bpm |
25
| 3:13:53 | - 1:00 (11%) | 7'48"/mi | 160bpm |
26
| 3:21:47 | + 0:06 (-2%) | 7'54"/mi | N/A |
