Yeah, I ran 2019 as well. Hotter than I thought, but nothing like 2017.
Lane Avenue didn't seem as bad as Beekman, plus we did OSU in '21 and not in '19. Both areas had the hills. I think the only difference is instead of going on Lane to North Star, we went through Beekman and the cornfields and hit North Star/Guilford (?) right there, while avoiding the turn to the north.
HSXC wrote:
I've used pace bands but honestly - my eyes are starting to age and the wee numbers are hard to read while running! I've switched to printing out a few key goal times (every other mile, or 5km or whatever) to check my OVERALL time as I run. It's a bit larger than a business card, printed front and back and I stick it in one of those small pockets most running shorts have. I use packing tape to waterproof it and check it every now and then to make sure I'm on target and not banking too much time too early.
But the real key - turn the autolap on your Garmin OFF and go by the course markers. If your watch is set so the screens are mostly info on that lap, you can check how you're doing for that mile. Yesterday in Cbus, most of the miles were pretty close to matching my Garmin - I missed a few markers but they all seemed to be within the range of 0.99 to 1.02 (1-2%) for each mile, which is only a few seconds' difference in pace. Over the course of the entire race, those distances add up (I showed 26.54 miles) but if you watch it mile by mile, you'll likely do a better job monitoring your pace. If a course marker is WAY off, you'll know it because your Garmin will show something more/less than ~2% difference, and you won't freak out and change your pace.
I coach XC and we wheel out the courses before every meet - it's pretty telling to see the difference between a wheel and my Garmin so I've put less faith in my Garmin; it's a good tool to use to approximate my distance/pace, but over the course of a long race the difference can be pretty big. The more turns, the less accurate (unless you have your Garmin set on Data Recording for every second which drains your battery quickly).
It took me a little bit but the autolap is off. Will be interesting in the next training block to see how effective that is in terms of training.
The other good thing I realized is that the 1:33:45 half-marathon split felt easy...I went up High feeling strong like I had tons left. I could talk to the guys and gals next to me.
In the future if I were to run a half I'd be curious to know what that would turn out.
That change to beekman from lane was something I didn’t remember going into the race and was honestly the thing I was most afraid of coming back to Columbus. Nothing was harder than going for a mile or three up that steady incline.
“H” did a fantastic job and looked strong the whole way through. I’m really happy for her, especially with it being her first right?
You probably have sub 1:30 in you. Might be worth a shot at Cap City in the spring. Nother chance for a big PR.
jamb innn wrote:
You probably have sub 1:30 in you.
Agree 100%. A 3:20 marathon converts to only a 1:36:16 for HM. And yet you ran 1:33:45 for the first half and ran another 13 miles afterward. You probably have a 1:30/3:10 in you right now with better pacing and a flat course.
C-bus advise wrote:
jamb innn wrote:
You probably have sub 1:30 in you.
Agree 100%. A 3:20 marathon converts to only a 1:36:16 for HM. And yet you ran 1:33:45 for the first half and ran another 13 miles afterward. You probably have a 1:30/3:10 in you right now with better pacing and a flat course.
Thank you, I ran the 1:33:45 and it felt like a steady jog. 1:30 or better is a goal if I go do 13.1 in the future.
Even when I finished, my breath was fine--I could talk like normal, not out of breath, lungs weren't even feeling tired at all (ragged, etc.).
Just the calves/quads were dead!
So I'm feeling a lot better today. Mentally stronger, did a 2-mile walk, and most of the soreness is gone 60 hours after the 'thon.
AverageForFun wrote:
That change to beekman from lane was something I didn’t remember going into the race and was honestly the thing I was most afraid of coming back to Columbus. Nothing was harder than going for a mile or three up that steady incline.
“H” did a fantastic job and looked strong the whole way through. I’m really happy for her, especially with it being her first right?
H ran a few but she PRed. I'm over the moon happy for her--being in the MIT group, she was amazing and inspiring :)
Reddit has a good race recap.
People's Stravas were off at Mile 20.
This person ran a 2:53 and it was his/her first marathon! Good writeup too.
Their 5k was 17:17, 10k 36:02 and they finished the marathon in 2:53.
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