[mountainmilers] Re: yeah terri! Sub 5:00!!
- From: "Terri Rashid" <terri@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 13:26:59 -0700
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the well-wishes & to Tom and
Brooke for the updates! My goal was to go sub 5:00, and I did make
that, though it might have been your good wishes that carried me through
the final miles.
While it's not correct race strategy, I have always "fallen apart" in
the last 10K of my marathons, regardless of how slowly I go. So today
my plan was to build up enough of a buffer so that when I slowed at the
end I would still have a chance. I started conservatively (as I always
do) and lost sight of the 5:00 pace group. That was a bit discouraging,
but I caught up to them after the downhill around mile 4. (I run
downhills way better than uphills.) I had settled into a pace that
looked too fast by HR, but it felt OK with my legs, so I just decided to
stick with it. I figured it was a long shot that I would make the sub 5
since my training runs lately (even the short ones) haven't been at that
pace, but I was hoping for some benefit from being at sea level.
And the weather really couldn't have been more perfect. 55F at the
start and overcast. I was a little warm after a couple of miles (big
crowd and so the temp in the pack was probably warmer), but then it
started to mist lightly and that was perfect!
I was doing OK, and mostly focused on getting to mile 16, where there's
a long climb up onto the St. John's bridge. I was planning to mostly
walk that, so it would be a bit of a mental break (and use up some of my
cushion). I did that, and then got moving on the downhill on the other
side. Once we hit the flatter portion there I started to think I didn't
have enough cushion. My pace was starting to predictably slow, and it
was still a LONG way to the finish. My goal became to see how many
miles I could make, while still being under the listed splits for the 5
hour pace. (I had a pace band on my hand from the Red Lizard team that
was heading up the pace groups.) I also wanted to see how long I could
hold on before being passed by the 5 hour group. :>
I knew I had an uphill to mile 24 (climbing up to the second bridge to
re-cross the Columbia), and then another short uphill at the end, and I
expected to not even make the 24 mile mark on pace. When I did, and
still had a several minute cushion, I began to think I *might* make it.
But I was feeling worse by the minute and was needing to take longer
walk breaks before I could get up the determination to run again. I
started taking my caffeine Clif shots at a higher frequency, just to see
if I could manage to pull it off. I hated the idea of making it to mile
24 under pace and NOT going sub-5 at the finish!
It wasn't pretty - especially between mile 25 and 26 (which felt like
FOREVER), but as I headed up the short hill away from the river, to the
final turn to the finish I knew I would make it in under 5 hours. Rick
and the boys were on the sidelines cheering me on & I was SOOOOO happy
to be done. And I am SOOOOOO sore now. :<
On a brighter note - Rick and the boys did a great job on the Family 10k
- which runs the last 10K of the marathon course. Amusingly they heard
the announcer call Rob Turpin's finish just before them, so they knew
he'd made it in about 3 hours. :> They really enjoyed getting to see
the elite / faster runners pass them as they were doing the 10k - very
inspirational.
Thanks again Mountain Milers - it was a real kick to come back to the
room and see all the updates on the race. Especially since I haven't
yet downloaded my watch and so didn't even know my own finish time!
You guys are AWESOME!
.Terri
-----Original Message-----
From: mountainmilers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mountainmilers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Hahn
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 12:54 PM
To: mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mountainmilers] Re: yeah terri! Sub 5:00!!
There you go... Perfect race!
Great job, Terri and Rob! Ya' did the MM's proud.
Now, enjoy and get some rest... ;-)
See you both soon.
At 12:27 PM -0700 10/9/11, Brooke Wakefield wrote:
>4:56:24!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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