Robbie-T gets his Mojo back in TO Full
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Robbie-T gets his Mojo back in TO Full
This was the last race of my GTA Marathon Triple Crown - Mississauga, Waterfront, Toronto and for the Grand Slam add Waterloo, 3 out 4 were PB's not a bad year of Marathon racing.
I went into this race hoping to redeem myself from 3 weeks ago at Waterfront.
I spent the 3 weeks trying to understand what happened a waterfront, I think it had to do with a few things: a bug, and low sodium and potassium that could of caused the cramping. So I took care of that by loading on salt and bananas through out the week before the marathon. Also I found out that the new Power Gels have 4x more sodium then the old ones, they now have 200mg per gel.
Made my way to the start, checked out the Half Marathon start looking for some Maniacs, no sightings, I prepared for my race and joined the crowd. My goal was conservative for this race, I knew this a tough course and can be even tougher if you go out too hard. 3:30 goal or PB, if that fails, just finish and enjoy the day.
Started out easy, at 5k (25:40)I was about 1 minute off pace, not worried.
At Half I was 1:45:49 still about a minute off, no worries. The long down hill before Hog Hollow was causing some quad pains, I was worried, and happy to be going up hill (yeah I'm odd)
Met up with a guy, I call him Super PowerBar Guy, he had on a skin tight long sleeve powerbar shirt, and was farily tall the nickname seemed to fit. He said they just had a new baby so he hadn't had much time to train. He mostly does Tri's and his longest run was 21.1!! and would like to have a negative split. I told him about my situation with 2 boys both younger then 2 years, then he let me in on a few more tidbits. He has 5 kids under 8 years , and he has planned a 'special' operation for after the marathon. I said it was kind of a reward heehee. He left me going up Hog Hollow, I so wanted to join him but my motto of the day was "THINK." and I let him go, I'll come back to him later.
Saw the Maniacs on Hog Hallow, perfect spot and helped me up the hill.
Through Forest Hill I started feeling rough but kept going and burst through that. Coming up to km 28 I was on fire, I was flying by everyone, it was time to make my move to the finish, time and km's seem to go by quickly for now. Every once in a while I'd hear "Go running mania!" I'd yell back, I had no idea who they were but it was nice.
Met up with Alan on his bike, I was still feeling great, and he stopped for a few action pictures.
Got to about 35k and I was starting to hurt a bit, but held pace and kept making ground, however it was much harder and time started to go by slower as I was concentrating on my form. I counted down the final k's one at a time.
Finally turned up towards Queens park a few km's left, and up ahead it's Super PowerBar Guy, I had no time to talk now, drove by him and we share grunts at that point. I finished about 3 minutes ahead of him, props to him though for finishing with a great time on limited training.
I don't think anyone passed me in the last 14k (I passed 147 in second half), I remember one that did but I caught her again in the final few kms too.
Saw the Maniacs again, just after that I passed that girl, thanks for the push guys! Saw Alan again, and finally made it up to Queens Park, that's a nasty few km's up from Lakeshore, very hard to finish fast. Turn the corner and haul to the finish.
Got changed and hung out letting my stomach settle before taking the subway back to my car at the start. Looked everywhere to congratulate Maniacs at the finish but did see any.
Some Stats:
Chip Time 3:34 281/1620
Gun Time 3:35 284/1620 (top 18%)
21.1 - 428th position (passed 147 people in second half)
240th fastest second half
48/178 Age Group (top 27%)
Splits according to Garmin
5k 25:40
10k 50:00
15k 1:14:45
20k 1:39:20
25k 2:05:26
30k 2:30:56
35k 2:54:33
40k 3:22:01
42k 3:32:53 (Garmin was out 200m or so at the end)
I went into this race hoping to redeem myself from 3 weeks ago at Waterfront.
I spent the 3 weeks trying to understand what happened a waterfront, I think it had to do with a few things: a bug, and low sodium and potassium that could of caused the cramping. So I took care of that by loading on salt and bananas through out the week before the marathon. Also I found out that the new Power Gels have 4x more sodium then the old ones, they now have 200mg per gel.
Made my way to the start, checked out the Half Marathon start looking for some Maniacs, no sightings, I prepared for my race and joined the crowd. My goal was conservative for this race, I knew this a tough course and can be even tougher if you go out too hard. 3:30 goal or PB, if that fails, just finish and enjoy the day.
Started out easy, at 5k (25:40)I was about 1 minute off pace, not worried.
At Half I was 1:45:49 still about a minute off, no worries. The long down hill before Hog Hollow was causing some quad pains, I was worried, and happy to be going up hill (yeah I'm odd)
Met up with a guy, I call him Super PowerBar Guy, he had on a skin tight long sleeve powerbar shirt, and was farily tall the nickname seemed to fit. He said they just had a new baby so he hadn't had much time to train. He mostly does Tri's and his longest run was 21.1!! and would like to have a negative split. I told him about my situation with 2 boys both younger then 2 years, then he let me in on a few more tidbits. He has 5 kids under 8 years , and he has planned a 'special' operation for after the marathon. I said it was kind of a reward heehee. He left me going up Hog Hollow, I so wanted to join him but my motto of the day was "THINK." and I let him go, I'll come back to him later.
Saw the Maniacs on Hog Hallow, perfect spot and helped me up the hill.
Through Forest Hill I started feeling rough but kept going and burst through that. Coming up to km 28 I was on fire, I was flying by everyone, it was time to make my move to the finish, time and km's seem to go by quickly for now. Every once in a while I'd hear "Go running mania!" I'd yell back, I had no idea who they were but it was nice.
Met up with Alan on his bike, I was still feeling great, and he stopped for a few action pictures.
Got to about 35k and I was starting to hurt a bit, but held pace and kept making ground, however it was much harder and time started to go by slower as I was concentrating on my form. I counted down the final k's one at a time.
Finally turned up towards Queens park a few km's left, and up ahead it's Super PowerBar Guy, I had no time to talk now, drove by him and we share grunts at that point. I finished about 3 minutes ahead of him, props to him though for finishing with a great time on limited training.
I don't think anyone passed me in the last 14k (I passed 147 in second half), I remember one that did but I caught her again in the final few kms too.
Saw the Maniacs again, just after that I passed that girl, thanks for the push guys! Saw Alan again, and finally made it up to Queens Park, that's a nasty few km's up from Lakeshore, very hard to finish fast. Turn the corner and haul to the finish.
Got changed and hung out letting my stomach settle before taking the subway back to my car at the start. Looked everywhere to congratulate Maniacs at the finish but did see any.
Some Stats:
Chip Time 3:34 281/1620
Gun Time 3:35 284/1620 (top 18%)
21.1 - 428th position (passed 147 people in second half)
240th fastest second half
48/178 Age Group (top 27%)
Splits according to Garmin
5k 25:40
10k 50:00
15k 1:14:45
20k 1:39:20
25k 2:05:26
30k 2:30:56
35k 2:54:33
40k 3:22:01
42k 3:32:53 (Garmin was out 200m or so at the end)
Last edited by Robbie-T on Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Around the Bay - 1:58
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
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What a focused effort that seemed to be! Thanks for the great report. Glad to hear the fire still burns brightly at the end of the season. Lots to celebrate this year, even if this was a tad slower than you were aiming for.
Cheers! Ian
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"Think" that's good, can I use that? Solid race Robbie, your a marathon Maniac. Congratulations. You are constantly an inspiration.
next up:
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
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Doonst wrote:"Think" that's good, can I use that? Solid race Robbie, your a marathon Maniac. Congratulations. You are constantly an inspiration.
It's yours, see yah in Paris!
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
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BaldGuy wrote:Nice Job, Rob. I can't believe how strong you looked at 40K ... and after completing Scotia only 3 weeks ago! Rest well -- hey, are you doing the Paris Half again?
For sure, I wouldn't miss the Fall Tour grand finale for nothing.
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Good Job, RobbieT! You ran the race very intelligently!
Congrats on another PB!
Congrats on another PB!
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Nice piece of racing! Woo! Hoo!
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That's awesome marathoning, dude ... congrats ..
Now, next year you gonna run all the Eastern Ontario marathons ???
Now, next year you gonna run all the Eastern Ontario marathons ???
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Wow- good job. You were so focussed! I'm very impressed.
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Congratulations Rob.
You ran a smart race and it paid off well for you.
Thanks for sharing.
You ran a smart race and it paid off well for you.
Thanks for sharing.
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