So this was only my 3rd race of the year and the first marathon since Scotia Bank last year. After ATB I basically didn’t run all of April. Ran a mediocre ½ trail race in June and then July wasn’t that great either for running either but I had planned to run this race since last year so I took up the training in August.
As West Gray commented the weather was perfect for a run, overcast with a little breeze out of the west. I said hello to Alfie and happened to walk right into West Gray Runner at the start line.
I had a plan in mind and for the most part followed it. Keep the pace around 4:50, walk through the aid stations and try to gain some time on the down hill. At the half I was 45 seconds ahead of goal and at the 30K I was about 1:45 ahead of the pace. After that I gave it all back plus some. At the turn at 35K the pace slowed considerably. Finished up at 3:33:25 (chip) a 7 minute PB but about 13 min faster than Scotia Bank. Overall a good run and defiantly something to build on.
Lx2run Road-to-Hope
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You rock Larry, that’s a great time. Congratulations on the PB. Will you be back in Hamilton next year?
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Excellent! What do you think caused the bleeding of the banked time?
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Nice PB!
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Way to go - a PB! That's a good time, especially since you hadn't run that much before August. Well done
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Great job.
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Nice run Larry.Its all about the last 5-7 K when you're pushing the speed. The worst part is that PB leaves you 2 seconds short of mine! (reminder of Vulture Bait where you beat me by 6 seconds). Congrats.
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Nice race Larry, that is a great result!!!
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Fantastic! 
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Wow, great improvement. Congrats!
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A seven-minute PB means the training you took up in August absolutely worked. Well done!
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trixiee wrote:
the legs just didn't have it in them to finish
What do you think caused the bleeding of the banked time?
the legs just didn't have it in them to finish
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Nicely done, Larry! Congrats on a huge PB and a solid race! Sounds like a great one. Here's to many more marathons like this.
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