RowBearToe Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Also, thank you guys for the advice to rest before the half! I skipped 2 runs and took 5 days total off. I came back last week to do 3 runs (2-3 miles) without any pain at all. Ran the half yesterday and felt great! I ran it in 1:44:01 (a 7:56 pace) which is a PR for me. Also, I paid attention to running the tangents and ran 13.17 miles, so thanks for that advice as well! I'm pretty confident I wouldn't have been able to run this well without those pieces of advice, you guys are awesome. jerseydave77 and BuzzersonKillwell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice work. That's a solid time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Planning to run my first 5k this weekend. Pretty stoked on it, and i'm hoping to do more races soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Also, thank you guys for the advice to rest before the half! I skipped 2 runs and took 5 days total off. I came back last week to do 3 runs (2-3 miles) without any pain at all. Ran the half yesterday and felt great! I ran it in 1:44:01 (a 7:56 pace) which is a PR for me. Also, I paid attention to running the tangents and ran 13.17 miles, so thanks for that advice as well! I'm pretty confident I wouldn't have been able to run this well without those pieces of advice, you guys are awesome. I'm pretty jealous of that time. That was around my goal on my last half and didn't make it. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice work. That's a solid time. I'm pretty jealous of that time. That was around my goal on my last half and didn't make it. Congrats. Thanks guys! My goal was to have my pace start with a 7, so I guess a 7:59, I was able to do a little better than that so I was pretty happy with it. It helped that they had an 8:00 min/mile pacer that started about 30 seconds in front of me so I spent the whole race trying to track her down, a little extra motivation when we hit the 2 turn around spots and I could see that I was catching up haha I highly recommend the Coastal Delaware Running Festival. Marathon, Half and 9k. The marathon is a Boston Qualifier and it's an insanely flat course with great views of the beach, state park, residential areas and commercial areas. It was a great run and we had perfect weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Planning to run my first 5k this weekend. Pretty stoked on it, and i'm hoping to do more races soon. Awesome, good luck! Check out the first post in this thread and join some of our challenges to help keep your motivation up. And check back in and let us know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Awesome, good luck! Check out the first post in this thread and join some of our challenges to help keep your motivation up. And check back in and let us know how it goes! Thanks, i am excited for it. Definitely looking to get more serious and disciplined with my routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Planning to run my first 5k this weekend. Pretty stoked on it, and i'm hoping to do more races soon. Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 sliding into the first triathlon of the season next Sunday and the reality has settled in: I'm more interested in running more than anything else right now. I did a great 1.5 mile open water swim in a river here today and it seems to be pulling me back towards tri again a bit but then I came within inches of being taken out on my bike by an asshole who ran a stop sign. I had the life before my eyes moment and was so rattled I rode home, put the bike away, pulled on my running shoes and did a few extra miles in the park. I'm going to finish up strong and do this first race and reassess my goals/interests after. Hope everyone is logging their miles and feeling good. I intentionally ran +8 minute miles all weekend for the first time in months to just get some recovery effort in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Ran my first 5k this weekend. Finished in 26:29, which is right around my 9 minute mile pace i've been running in training. Nothing amazing, but i was happy with my performance. Definitely enjoyed the race and am looking forward to doing more very soon. RowBearToe and jerseydave77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Good work. That was my first 5k time as well. Hope you stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Ran my first 5k this weekend. Finished in 26:29, which is right around my 9 minute mile pace i've been running in training. Nothing amazing, but i was happy with my performance. Definitely enjoyed the race and am looking forward to doing more very soon. Nice dude, definitely a solid start! The awesome thing with running is if you keep up with it, you'll notice your times just start to drop without too much effort on your part. Just getting the miles in will start gradually decreasing your time, which for me was a big motivator in continuing to run, see that steady improvement. Keep with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm running my 400m race tonight. First one ever. I'm starting to get nervous because I'm not sure what to expect. My goal is 70 seconds - not even sure how realistic that is. Regardless - I'm excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm running my 400m race tonight. First one ever. I'm starting to get nervous because I'm not sure what to expect. My goal is 70 seconds - not even sure how realistic that is. Regardless - I'm excited. Awesome man, goodluck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'm running my 400m race tonight. First one ever. I'm starting to get nervous because I'm not sure what to expect. My goal is 70 seconds - not even sure how realistic that is. Regardless - I'm excited. I predict 68. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ran my first 5k this weekend. Finished in 26:29, which is right around my 9 minute mile pace i've been running in training. Nothing amazing, but i was happy with my performance. Definitely enjoyed the race and am looking forward to doing more very soon. Nice job. Looking forward to seeing you shave time like crazy now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ran the 400m in 63 seconds. My wife and I both think it was closer to 61, but whatever. I won my heat too, which was pretty cool. Now looking forward to the Peachtree Road Race on July 4 (the largest 10k in the big whole wide world). RowBearToe and jerseydave77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ran the 400m in 63 seconds. My wife and I both think it was closer to 61, but whatever. I won my heat too, which was pretty cool. Now looking forward to the Peachtree Road Race on July 4 (the largest 10k in the big whole wide world). Congrats! Great time. You're lucky that speed impresses your wife BuzzersonKillwell and RowBearToe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ran the 400m in 63 seconds. My wife and I both think it was closer to 61, but whatever. I won my heat too, which was pretty cool. Now looking forward to the Peachtree Road Race on July 4 (the largest 10k in the big whole wide world). Awesome man! Are you gonna keep running shorter distances now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Shit, I'm dumb and stopped reading before seeing the 10k thing...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Awesome man! Are you gonna keep running shorter distances now? Shit, I'm dumb and stopped reading before seeing the 10k thing...haha I actually am probably going to be running a mile race in two weeks. Something else I've never done. Joining the track club has really made me push some of my running boundaries. It's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malestudent15 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Running my first 5k of the year this evening. I know I'm still not where I want to be, but I'm hoping to run a sub 21:00. Never ran this race so we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Running my first 5k of the year this evening. I know I'm still not where I want to be, but I'm hoping to run a sub 21:00. Never ran this race so we will see. Nice man, goodluck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 First Triathlon of the year at Six Flags in NJ. 10th Overall / 2nd in my age group in the Sprint. This is my third time on this course and am honestly pleased with the improvement in my time - I think I beat last years time by 5 minutes which is pretty big in this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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