Highlights of this years race: I finished my 10th St. George Marathon, and am now a member of the 10 yr club. I set a new pr by 1 minute. And I had fun. Dissapointments: I didn't get the 3:10 I need to qualify for Boston, but honestly I'm not all that dissapointed because my expectations were not set as high as they have been in the past. I probably did a number of things wrong in the race but I had fun and wouldn't have changed my strategy. I went out with the 3 hr group from the running store for the first 7 miles until veyo and felt pretty good. I always hold up on the hill and through Dameron so at Mile 7 I went back to my 3:10 pace band. Other than the one bathroom stop at mile 12 I stayed on pace until 19. But because of the faster start I was still a few minutes ahead of where I needed to be. When I hit 22 I was starting to think I might actually be able to get under 3:10 because I was still a min ahead, and knew I could avg the 7:30 I needed over the last 4. I was feeling good running a 6:30 pace down the hill coming up to 23 when I cramped up... THE END. I had to walk for a few minutes and then hold a slower pace because I kept cramping. I know I could train more, drink more, or not go out so fast, but it is what it is. I was able to high five all the fam on Bluff St, enjoy the popsicle on Diagnol, and made it in with a new pr.
Congrats to everyone who ran. Nothing beats the St. George Marathon!
1-6:53
2-6:46
3-6:29
4-6:17
5-6:34
6-6:14
7-6:35
8-7:58
9-7:35
10-7:31
11-8:03
12-8:24 (bathroom break)
13-7:18
14-7:17
15-6:34
16-7:07
17-7:04
18-7:23
19-8:53
20-7:39
21-6:56
22-8:06
23-10:37 ( cramping :( )
24-8:50
25-9:32
26-8:47
.2-2:03 | 