It was a rough day for me, and I am starting to wonder if I am meant to ever run faster than 4:50. This time around all my training was there. I had been doing long runs much faster than usual with Chloe, and I even had been going to weekly speed groups to work on my fastness. All the stars seemed aligned for a 4:30 marathon.
However, my food stuff seemed to be off this time. I woke up with an off stomach, and I couldn't make myself eat any shot blocks or gu or anything else during the race. It all just seemed so gross to me. So around mile 16 when I ran out of fuel, I ran out of steam. I had to stop and stretch a few times after that around mile 21, and that threw my time was off too. Oh well... There's always next time. I have high hopes of doing a marathon in every state, so there's plenty of time for PR's and 4:30s and 4:20 and maybe even better. Just gotta keep going...
Chloe did great! She blasted it and came in under 4 hours! Yay!
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| Before the race...nervous... |
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| myriad goos |
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| Beeeekah! She braved traffic and people and came down to support! PS- the only bad thing about LA is the awful traffic. |
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| Post race |
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| Bekah and I out for a post race snack & wine |
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| mmmmmm...cheers! |
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| cheers...I love LA! |
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| yum |
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| What Nate and Jason did all weekend |
Hey! I seem to recall a LOT of race support...
ReplyDeleteNice job Blaine! I love how both Nate and Jason have open mouths playing table tennis. Good times.
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