I did it. I BQ'd! My hard work paid off! I can't believe it! Here are the official results from the 2008 Atlanta Marathon:
Place Name Bib Age Div Place Gender Place Clock Time Chip Time Pace Hometown
25 STEPHEN 332 28 7 M 25 3:06:57 3:06:45 7:08.1 DECATUR, GA
HOLY CRAP!!! 25th out of 552 men, 730 overall!
Official chip time - 3:06:45
7th out of 78 in AG
I still can't believe it! 25th overall!?!?! BQ'd?!?!?!
11.28.2008
11.19.2008
FINALLY!!!!
Hot Digity! Here were my stats from the race:
39:50
2nd in AG (25-29)
12th overall
11 out of 551 men
12 out of 1158 total
Woohoo!
39:50
2nd in AG (25-29)
12th overall
11 out of 551 men
12 out of 1158 total
Woohoo!
11.16.2008
Week Totals
Total miles this week: 40.1 miles
11.10.08 - 3.1 miles
11.11.08 - 11.5 miles (haha...11.5 miles on 11/11...haha)
11.12.08 - 4 miles
11.13.08 - 4.5 miles
11.14.08 - 4 miles (urgh...I need to get out of this 4 mile rut!)
11.15.08 - 1 mile
11.16.08 - 12 miles
I hate tapering. Ugg...
11.10.08 - 3.1 miles
11.11.08 - 11.5 miles (haha...11.5 miles on 11/11...haha)
11.12.08 - 4 miles
11.13.08 - 4.5 miles
11.14.08 - 4 miles (urgh...I need to get out of this 4 mile rut!)
11.15.08 - 1 mile
11.16.08 - 12 miles
I hate tapering. Ugg...
11.09.2008
Week Totals
Total miles this week: 34.4 miles
11.9.08 - 5 miles
11.8.08 - 6.2 miles
11.7.08 - 1 mile
11.6.08 - 1 mile
11.5.08 - 3.1 miles
11.4.08 - 8 miles
11.3.08 - 10 miles
A very low mileage week, but tapered a little for the 10k race on Saturday. The Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving is up next:)
11.9.08 - 5 miles
11.8.08 - 6.2 miles
11.7.08 - 1 mile
11.6.08 - 1 mile
11.5.08 - 3.1 miles
11.4.08 - 8 miles
11.3.08 - 10 miles
A very low mileage week, but tapered a little for the 10k race on Saturday. The Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving is up next:)
11.08.2008
CVS Strong Legs 10K RR
I'm not all that good at RR's, so this will be short and sweet.
I got to the race site about an hour and a half before the start time. I had registered later than normal, so I had to pick up my number and all that jazz. It turns out that they HAD mailed me my bib number, but I never got it. So, they just gave me a new number and noted my new number on their sheets. (Apparently this happens quite a bit with people who register later, so they were prepared) Anyway, I went back to the car to stay warm cause it was COLD! It was prolly in the low to mid 40's, but it is supposed to warm up to the high 60's today, so I wasn't prepared. All I had on were my racing clothes and no long pants/shirt. I stayed in my car until about 20 minutes til start time and then headed out to warm up.
8AM - We're off. My strategy for this race was to just stay with the front pack and not let people pass me. As I secured my position, I held it and kept passing people. The course was a lot hillier than I had remembered it being, but it was all good. My shins felt very heavy and it felt like I was pounding the pavement. WTF?!?! No worries, I just kept going.
All in all, I was proud of myself. I kept to my strategy and didn't let anyone pass me the whole race. I passed about 6 or 7 people after it thinned out, so that was awesome!
39:49 Not a PR (off by 15 sec), but I was happy with it. I had raced this course about 4 years ago, and finished in 40:26, so I improved on this course. Plus, I qualified for the sub-seeded group for the PRR:) I wanna say I was in the top 25, but I'll report back with the specifics later on in the week when the results are in:)
I got to the race site about an hour and a half before the start time. I had registered later than normal, so I had to pick up my number and all that jazz. It turns out that they HAD mailed me my bib number, but I never got it. So, they just gave me a new number and noted my new number on their sheets. (Apparently this happens quite a bit with people who register later, so they were prepared) Anyway, I went back to the car to stay warm cause it was COLD! It was prolly in the low to mid 40's, but it is supposed to warm up to the high 60's today, so I wasn't prepared. All I had on were my racing clothes and no long pants/shirt. I stayed in my car until about 20 minutes til start time and then headed out to warm up.
8AM - We're off. My strategy for this race was to just stay with the front pack and not let people pass me. As I secured my position, I held it and kept passing people. The course was a lot hillier than I had remembered it being, but it was all good. My shins felt very heavy and it felt like I was pounding the pavement. WTF?!?! No worries, I just kept going.
All in all, I was proud of myself. I kept to my strategy and didn't let anyone pass me the whole race. I passed about 6 or 7 people after it thinned out, so that was awesome!
39:49 Not a PR (off by 15 sec), but I was happy with it. I had raced this course about 4 years ago, and finished in 40:26, so I improved on this course. Plus, I qualified for the sub-seeded group for the PRR:) I wanna say I was in the top 25, but I'll report back with the specifics later on in the week when the results are in:)
11.03.2008
Week Totals
Total Miles this week: 41.4 miles - the least I've ran in a while, but I was resting from some longer runs last week and I had a guest in town this past weekend. I know, I know - no excuses!
11.2.08 - 6 miles - short run b/c of house guest at home waiting...
11.1.08 - 4 miles - short run b/c of house guest at home waiting...
10.31.08 - 3.1 miles - on TM after work. Halloween party after:)
10.30.08 - 9.5 miles - breaking in the new Asics
10.29.08 - 6.2 miles - on TM after work
10.28.08 - 9.5 miles - breaking in the new Sauconys
10.27.08 - 3.1 miles - on TM after work. Legs were SORE from 20+ miler yesterday!
11.2.08 - 6 miles - short run b/c of house guest at home waiting...
11.1.08 - 4 miles - short run b/c of house guest at home waiting...
10.31.08 - 3.1 miles - on TM after work. Halloween party after:)
10.30.08 - 9.5 miles - breaking in the new Asics
10.29.08 - 6.2 miles - on TM after work
10.28.08 - 9.5 miles - breaking in the new Sauconys
10.27.08 - 3.1 miles - on TM after work. Legs were SORE from 20+ miler yesterday!
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