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48 deg. took me 21 years to break 27 (counting from when I started racing 8k/5M in college). started out close to pr pace so decided to take a shot at it. at my age, you take the pr's when you can get them, because you don't know if you'll ever be ready to get them again. (yeah, I know that workout pr's and enroute pr's don't count, but nurmi and zatopek got a bunch of them). probably a good rule for any age. after the marathon, there's no way that I'll have a good shot at a pr for probably 6 weeks. felt pretty good the whole way through except struggling for the last .3-.4 after screaming obscenities at dog owners who had their dog unleashed by the bike path, forcing me to slow a little and run through a huge puddle right next to the dog, which didn't bite me probably because I sounded like a madman. that was a little exhausting. otherwise, a good run in heavy trainers and maybe the great goal of a sub-26 in a race will be possible next year.
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48 deg. today.
It took me 21 years to break 27 (counting from when I started racing 8k/5M in college). Started out close to PR pace so I decided to take a shot at it. At my age, you take the PR's when you can get them, because you don't know if you'll ever be ready to get them again. (Yeah, I know that workout PR's and en route PR's don't count, but Nurmi and Zatopek got a bunch of them). Probably a good rule for any age.
After the marathon, there's no way that I'll have a good shot at a PR for probably 6 weeks. Felt pretty good the whole way through except struggling for the last .3-.4. I was screaming obscenities at dog owners who had their dog unleashed by the bike path. It forced me to slow a little and run through a huge puddle right next to the dog. It didn't bite me probably because I sounded like a madman. That was a little exhausting. Otherwise, a good run in heavy trainers and maybe the great goal of a sub-26 in a race will be possible next year.