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...ver seem to be able to break through the 36:30 barrier. Even when I push my HR above 188 I always seem to finish at the same time/split. Any suggested workouts? Thanks,...
...ifying* our mistakes to begin with. I think you had mentioned that your calves were el destructo when you finished your marathon. I felt like that after only a half marathon. Is the long run the key t...
...eel fine (maybe a little out of breath, but not too bad as I'm not pushing very hard), its just when I've finished that I feel crappy. Am I wrong to continue running? Any thoughts appreciated...
even though I didn't think I was running very fast, I ended up finishing fairly close to people that have always out ran me and quite a bit in front of people I have run with before. I was also taking
...t 50 miles. All of us were grateful for the option to stop at 50. Although I didn't talk to the first two finishers at 50, the next three were all just beat up by that path. Feet really took a poundin...
...t of pain, for the entire race, but I achieved my goal. I ran my first sub 16 (5k), since 1991 or 1992. I finished 11th overall, and first in my age group. I just need to get used to racing at a faste...
... leading up to the race started out hot, and my Tuesday run (at race distance) was a real challenge and I finished it thinking 'well, this is hopefully about the worst it can go' The next day, we were...
...could, but the lack of any speedwork had caught up with me. I maintained my place, but it very painful! I finished 3rd overall, with a 16:16. I was very happy with the time. I figured I would run 16:3...
...ut they wouldn't do it. I had to retire as I would have slowed my team down by hours. My team went on and finished in 10th place. They passed 6 teams in the last 30kms and I'm really proud of them. I ...
...KLUG - The Associated Press Date: 03/18/01 22:15 Here are some numbers on Dave Alexander, triathlete: Finished 276 triathlons in 37 countries in 17 years. Swam 9.6 miles, cycled 448 miles, ran 1...
...e behind me to see if more kids were on there way. I didn't see any so I cruised in for an easy 3rd place finish. After the turn around, I couldn't believe how many people there were in the mile fun...
...s that's 11 minutes a mile. I do this and I also walk aprox. 3 miles per day. My problem is that when I finish my 3 mile run, I'm completely red in the face, my veins are bulging on my forehead and ...
... Nashville, TN. Needless to say, I chose the 5k part. :) From my training, I knew that I could at least finish. So I set my sights on finishing in under 30 minutes, which seemed reasonable for a new...
...if that had been a race, and I had signed up to be in the Clydesdale weight class, I would've technically finished as a non-Clydesdale. I'm assuming that weight class is based on weight at the startin...
... real part of the run.The added-on 3.3km is just to get home, and is always a let-down after I 'cross the finish line' in front of Sir John A. MacDonald seconday school, where the bleachers will be on...
...ddies, so my 22 month old (she'll be two by then) will have fun as well. My goal at first was just not to finish last, but I talked to a friend last night who finished her first 5K in 33 min. and she ...
... at close to 10k race pace) weekly for about 6 weeks. Marathon is in 2 weeks, I'm 45 180 lbs looking to finish around 3:15. Any advice appreciated....
...ay - a) not finding the race/being late/starting the wrong one or some other 'administrative ' cock-up b) finishing in over 30 minutes (if my measurements around my local roads were correct sub 30 was...
... and his friend started at a very easy pace and picked it up. Whereas his PR from last year was 22:30, he finished the first race of the year at 24:15, and beat his friend. It was a very good performa...
...n't mind answering a couple of questions. 1. How long did you train for your first 5K and what was your finish time? 2. I have only been running for about a month so although I can easily reach the ...
...inued. The initial sharp pain subsided and eventually disappeared. On slowing to a walk after passing the finish, the pain reappeared. I spent a large part of the rest of the day icing the area. The n...
The subject says it all. I finished. Went, had fun, avoided injury, and I finished. The usual lengthy report will probably follow eventually. In the hours and miles a lot happened internally and e
...ad them with me, but no time to put them on. But, I don't feel too bad about the 6:35 first mile or the finish time, since I did end up in front of a few runners that have always beat me before. O...
...oe was all blistered up, running was very painful. Now came special moment # 2: Three miles away from the finish, I'm really struggling, the crowd notices me, they realise I'm in pain, hundreds of peo...
...thon.com/ are actually sorted on chip time (time it physically took you to get from the start line to the finish) rather than the time since the 'gun' went. Is this now happening generally in US rac...
... at 20 miles as I do on the early downhill sections. For what it's worth I'm 46, and hoping for a 3:20ish finish. And please don't tell me to relax and just enjoy the experience and not worry about th...
...last half mile uphill UGH! 48.64 (26:45.02) - slight downhill, was quite hard to sprint at this point I finished #137 out of 500 or so. 3rd in my division was 22:09. Hopefully the Memphis paper will...
...started, I placed myself in the back of the big pack, expecting this to be where I should be for a 45 min finish. At the 1 km marker, I could see I was running WAYYYY TOOO FAST. A 1 km split of 4:04 !...
...ssible, again. Definitely worth a try. It works in about 2/3 of asthmatics. I went from not being able to finish a mile 1 1/2 years ago to running 4 miles at 8 1/2 min/mile. Not olympic, but for a 53 ...
...m about to take part in my first 5k race on 13 April (a Friday, no less). I'm fairly confident that I can finish (which is my only goal for this one...
...ad of me for the whole race. They seemed to be faltering as they moved up the 2nd last incline before the finish. I made it my goal to pass them. This I did - on the hill - which made me feel like Sup...
Hi pals! I ran my second race today here in my hometown. My first race was a 10km finishing it in 43:20. This was one month ago. Seeing what I am able to accomplish from my first race I wanted to run
...o for the 8K. Granted being overweight didn't help, but I really felt I had accomplished something when I finished. (The bleachers with cheering people helped too.) 2) I had a great time 3) Someon...
...His life was becoming full, and his dreams were starting to appear in vivid color. As he approached the finish line of the race this day, he looked down at his watch. 22:10. Never in a million years...
... I didn't go too fast. 2 3:43 3 3:34 4 3:15 - the start of the downhill for the restof the race. 5 3:11 Finish - 17:25 20-something out of 500-something....

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