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Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Pat29 » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:53 pm

Today was the second of three races I registered for leading up to the Ottawa Marathon. After discussing with canalrunner my plan for this race was to use it as a judge of my fitness ahead of the marathon. Since my BQ is currently 3:10 I was aiming for about 1:30 today. If that didn't work then I'd reassess my plans for the marathon and try going out at a 3:15 pace in the marathon while looking to a fall marathon for an attempt at 3:10.

The weather this morning was perfect for a race. Warm enough to run in shorts and short sleeves but still on the cool side. Since I live close to the start line I had the benefit of being able to run down there for an easy 2.5 km run to warm-up.

As was the case with the St. Patrick's Day 10 km I went out at a 4;15 pace and managed to stick with it fairly consistently for most of the race. I hit the half in 42:13 and still felt strong as I headed out for lap 2.

Once I hit the final turn-around at 16 km I was pretty confident I was going to achieve my goal of a 1:30 pace. I decided to pick-up the pace with about 1-1.5 km to go and crossed the finish line in 1:29:34, good enough for 26th overall and 4/22 in my age group.

With today's confidence booster I think my plan for the marathon is now set and I will try going out at a 3:10 pace.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Jo-Jo » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:18 pm

Nicely done.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby HCcD » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:25 pm

Congrats, on an awesome race, Pat ... :dance: :dance: :dance:
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Spirit Unleashed » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:35 pm

Congrats Pat. You are a fast dude!
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Run for Reach 1/2

Postby horselady » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:55 pm

Well done Pat!


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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby chunkymonkeymelonhed » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:59 pm

Super speedy Pat!
Great result- congrats.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby MikeM » Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:35 pm

Nice race! You're setting up well for a BQ shot.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby LisaB » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:02 pm

You beat your goal!! Congrats!!
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:31 pm

congrats pat - well done!
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby AndyM » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:51 pm

Congratulations! It must be very reassuring that your training is on track and your goals are reasonable. Good job!

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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Habs4ever » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:15 pm

Well done, congratulations.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Marg » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:59 am

No wonder I never saw you, with that kind of speed.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby erinmcd » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:59 am

Good work Pat!
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Miss*Smiles » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:04 am

Wow!! Great job :D
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby canalrunner » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:00 pm

Pat,
Very impressive. Well executed. The pieces are coming together.
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Mark.AU » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:08 am

That's the ticket! Looks good for you in Ottawa - keep it up!
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Re: Run for Reach 1/2

Postby Robinandamelia » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:20 pm

Wow you did fantastic...congratulations! A real confidence booster I'm sure.
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