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3rd Marathon at Erie PA, USA on September 11, 2016 - Post race

  • 22-09-2016 2:00am
    #1
    Wetti
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    Race recap Erie Marathon Sepetember 11, 2016

    Pre-race - Me: where is the deg on back check, okay there it is Will,
    calm the nerves mane

    Race start - umm why isn't my music coming on, Lord please let the
    Erie marathon play list come on...

    Mile 1-5 - how am I suppose to run the tangent with all these people
    in my way...okay, just wait it out, be patient Will and keep taking
    your GU every 30-minutes.

    Miles 6-10: its a bit windy, let me find someone to pace with and
    someone to hide behind. Two giggling girlfriends look back at me like
    "whose this guy" Me: Look, I'm not tryin to holla just looking to pace
    with people mane jeez, you sign up for a race and don't expect anyone
    to be near you...oh there goes the water stop, quickly take your GU
    and wash it down at the water stop.

    Mile 11-15: okay this girl is going my pace, l'll pace with her. Look
    at my watch, I'm holding 8:40s steady, just be patient will, it's a
    pacing game, we are pacing this mane. Okay, we are looking good and
    holding a steady pace and sticking to the nutrition and hydration
    plan. Just hold this pace and when you get to mile 22, if feeling
    good, can move the pace to 8:35 but no sprinting, just pick ups Will!

    Mile 16-20: wow, this girl is doing my pace and she is not all freaked
    out like the other two runners were, thank God, If i just stay with
    her, I will be fine. Stay focus Will, get comfortable being
    uncomfortable, I got this!

    Mile 20: runner, "aye, this is a training run for me so I'm going to
    slow down, do you see the shirtless guy over there...he is my coach
    and doing our pace, just stay with him and you will be fine". Me:
    okay, thank you for pacing and good luck on your race. Holly molly, I
    finally found a person to pace with and now back to looking for
    someone to pace with, its easier running with someone than solo.

    Mile 21-25: Good lawd, my quads are getting tight, maybe I need a GU,
    take my last GU. Self talk: look here Will, its a marathon, of Couse
    your quads are tight, if it was easy everyone would do it! Just keep
    moving mane! We are just doing 5-miles then home stretch!

    Mile 26: Mane all the hard work it would hurt more if I ended up
    finishing like 4:01 or something like that, don't let all the handwork
    and pacing go to waste, stay with it Will, stay with it!

    Finish sign: I looked up and saw 3:57 changed to 1:58 and internally
    screamed to myself, Oh no, you are not going to go 4 on me, I'm coming
    for you sub-4! sprint or attempted to move as fast as i could to the
    finish, finished with 3:58:13, Thank YOU JESUS!!!. But kept moving
    since the advice I got was to not just stop abruptly but keep moving.
    Stretch my hamstrings, quads, and ITB stretches. Changed clothes, took
    pictures with fellow runners. Grabbed a beer and kicked it with some
    older male runners while talking about the love of the sport of
    running, places we've ran, where we are from and what we have planned
    for the rest of the year.


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