Strickland5 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 So ... this past Sunday me, my wife and a few of our closest friends ran a little race in Chicago ... you MIGHT have heard of it, the Chicago Marathon, just a little 26.2 mile trot through a great city. Starr and I ran together the whole time. We managed a pretty fast front half with a 2:15:10 (10:19/mile pace). We kept a pretty solid pace for around mile 19 or so we started to struggle, and our time started to slow. Water stops became walking points, and it was a struggle to get started running again. If you've run the Chicago Marathon then you know that at Mile 26 there is a bridge/ramp to get you over the interstate and MAN was that a rough hill to climb ... it was so unexpected and steep compared to the others on the course. Starr wanted to walk it, but I won't let her. Something in me wanted us to finish together so we climbed it. We managed to finish ahead of our goal time of 4:50 with a 4:42:02 (10:45/mile pace) for me and a 4:42:04 for Starr. This slays my Disney time by almost a full hour! So I'm happy with it. You can see my splits and finish info here Thankfully our recovery went well, and we managed to see some of the city over the next few days. Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
StarGazer Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Awesome! Way to kick that previous time's butt! Quote Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Awesome job Strickland!!!! Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Maledictus Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 <nick>NICE!</nick> Quote "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
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