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azuarc 10/22/17 4:54:57 PM #1: |
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NFUN 10/22/17 4:55:55 PM #2: |
what city
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CherryCokes 10/22/17 4:57:23 PM #3: |
what was your time
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azuarc 10/22/17 5:07:20 PM #4: |
NFUN posted...
what city Bethlehem, PA, which is about an hour north of Philadelphia. CherryCokes posted... what was your time I don't have the official time, but it was a pinch over 2 hours. I was timing the run on my watch, and I clocked it as 2:00:42. However, I also started way back in the chute, and the race began two minutes before I got to the start line, so my official time is probably closer to 2:03. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 10/22/17 5:23:21 PM #5: |
Just checked the official site results. I'm listed at 2:02:52, which is a 9:11 pace.
Edit: Oh, my "net time" was 2:00:30. There we go. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 10/22/17 9:35:27 PM #6: |
So for what it's worth, I'm not much of an athlete. I guess if I were to have a sport, it would be running, but not because I'm that dedicated to it, and I really haven't been much this year. Not anything serious in the way of racing, anyway. I had run a half once before, four years ago, and finished with 2:16. My goal going on was only to improve a few minutes, to a ten minute pace, or around 2:11.
I usually start off walking to warm up, so I lined up near the back of the chute. In spite of that, when the people around me started running, I shrugged and got going, too. Problem is, I was in the area with people keeping a 10:30 pace, and my natural pace tends to be closer to 9:00. So I started passing people. A lot of people. Over the first four miles, I just weaved between people as my time kept improving and I realized I was keeping more of an 8:30 pace, outside of losing a few minutes at the beginning. Then came the hills. I survived the first one okay, but the second one took a lot out of me, so that I kinda limped through mile 7. I kept myself going for a little bit, but after the third and final major hill, I was spent. I paused by a rest station, ate a banana, drank some water, and gradually willed myself to trot onward. But it wasn't the same. My feet hurt, and I was running hollow. If there hadn't been a series of downhills after that, I'd probably have slowed to a walk. Honestly, what amazed me most about the race is that I never really did walk. Still, I was barely putting one foot in front of the other. When I hit the mile 11 marker, the clock read 1:42. I was torn, because 18 minutes seemed unlikely for me to pound out 2 more miles. At the beginning, sure, but not at that point. I ran alongside the pace group for 2:05 until the leader told me she was a couple minutes ahead and that I should try for 2:00. I still didn't think I'd make it. I got to mile 12 at 1:52:30, and I knew there was no way I was running a 7:30 mile. But then I remembered I started 2 minutes late. Maybe I could run a 9:30 mile... The city of Bethlehem was built up around a steel mill, perhaps the largest in the country. It shut down about 40 years ago, but the structure's still there, and it's a sort of historic site now. It's also where the race began and ended, so the final mile sadistically sends you past the finish line to do a lap around the old factory. My mother's family is from Bethlehem, and many of them worked in the steel mill, so there was a small sense of pride there, but I was simply out of gas. To my credit, I did still pass a couple people who were completely spent during that last mile, but I had no kick at the end. As noted above, I just barely missed two hours. I'm kinda sore now, mostly in the groin. It seems my shorts were rubbing against my thighs. Thankfully I remembered to tape my chest. My roommate was kind enough to come out, and although she's an incredibly scary driver, I was still grateful not to have make the hour drive home myself. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MajinZidane 10/22/17 10:56:37 PM #7: |
Awesome story, glad to hear the insight
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Ngamer64 10/22/17 10:59:39 PM #8: |
Cool, sounds like fun!
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TexWolf_1729 10/23/17 1:13:28 AM #9: |
I regret typing this but I couldn't stop myself. I'm sorry for anyone who chooses to read it.
But I just ran six point five miles And I just ran six point five more Twas but a race in some unknown place And now my groin is kinda sore --- --- If you're going to talk about characteristic, not having a characteristic behaviour is characteristic of me - Shunsui Kyoraku ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ProfitProphet 10/23/17 1:16:55 AM #10: |
TexWolf_1729 posted...
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ChaosTonyV4 10/23/17 3:29:01 AM #11: |
Im impressed, well done.
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Raka_Putra 10/23/17 3:31:29 AM #12: |
Did you meet Jesus, Joseph, and Mary?
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azuarc 10/23/17 4:26:09 PM #13: |
Raka_Putra posted...
Did you meet Jesus, Joseph, and Mary? Nah, they haven't been there in a while. The city was originally founded by a group of pilgrims called the Moravians. Apparently they picked the site on Christmas day, which is how it got it's name. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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