"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go"
T. S. Eliot

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Two Weeks before Saint Louis Marathon

Ran nine mile this morning with the Run319 group. Jeff and I ran slightly faster. I was surprised to see that we ran at 8:18 min/mile average for the nine miles!

GARMIN

Dave and Dan leave to Europe on Wednesday to run Rome this weekend and Paris on the 9th. It should be a lot of fun!


Last run on US soil before heading to Europe. Go D&D!  Make us proud!



Thursday, March 23, 2017

Finding a Pacer for Saint Louis Marathon

I talked to my friend Jeff into pacing me for the last thirteen miles of the Saint Louis Marathon. I would like to finish the marathon in about 3 hrs and 38 min.


PACE
TIME
8:35 MPM
3:45:02
8:30 MPM
3:42:51
8:25 MPM
3:40:40
8:20 MPM
3:38:29
8:15 MPM
3:36:18
8:10 MPM
3:34:07

My strategy is to stay with the 3:40 pace group (8:23 min/mile). Then, meet Jeff at mile 13 and stay with the group or run slightly faster. I need to stay with the group, so I don't get burned.


Monday, March 20, 2017

Lucky Run 10K

Decided to run Lucky Run 10K at the last minute.  Registered late, but still had a chance to pick up a shirt. They didn't promise to give me a medal, but they did.
I was glad with my chronos. GARMIN LINK.

First place in the 10K was Amanda Edwards. A girl that belongs to Run a Blaze Iowa. Very impressive times.

Ran 20 miles on Sunday. GARMIN LINK.
I am scared of trying  to run @ 8:20 pace in St Louis marathon. But, I was happy I was able to run faster than that for my last couple of miles in the 20 mile run.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Recovering from Cold

Not sure how I got sick. Being sick together with some cold temperatures slowed me down this week. Mileage went down, but I guess I needed a small break too.
Ran eight miles this morning with the group. we cancelled our Tue/wed morning run because of the snow/ice/rain and cold temperatures this week. So, I really didn't miss any group run.