Doonst at Mississaga Half: getting older getting faster.
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Doonst at Mississaga Half: getting older getting faster.
My "A" goal was sub 1:37, my PB 1:37:21. Believe it or not, I split the difference.
Nice day for running, cool but a bit windy. At last the wind was rarely right in our face, more often than not it was helping. The first 6 K were into it but that's when you're strongest. Nice course I guess but I didn't look at the fancy houses much, a little focused on the road today. Nobody has mentioned the hill at 10-11 K, it was as much or more than I expected. I lost a solid 30 seconds there, 5:05 vs 4:35 average pace. Yes there was even more downhill. My pacing was solid, I do think I ran a smart race. I was thinking at around 17 K that it was going pretty well, then turning along the lakeshore it got tougher to hold the pace. For the most part I did, but the 20th split was the only one over 4:40, other than "the hill". Graph to follow. The finish sure seemed to go on forever, it was only here that I knew that I had emptied the tank. Anyways the final was 1:37:14.8, or a 6 second PB. Very happy with that. Like dgrant the PB was on an uncertified course that measured 21 K flat on my Garmin; today it said 21.25 which is average for a certified course. Also that was almost 2 years ago; my only half last year (on that same course) I couldn't quite break 1:40. Also, my half time has always been my best according to all prediction charts. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Great seeing the gang old and new after the race. Lots of PB stories to share. Absolutely heartwarming to see Lightning BQ, she surely earned it. Thanks to the jsmittys for the ride back to the start. Good racing!
Nice day for running, cool but a bit windy. At last the wind was rarely right in our face, more often than not it was helping. The first 6 K were into it but that's when you're strongest. Nice course I guess but I didn't look at the fancy houses much, a little focused on the road today. Nobody has mentioned the hill at 10-11 K, it was as much or more than I expected. I lost a solid 30 seconds there, 5:05 vs 4:35 average pace. Yes there was even more downhill. My pacing was solid, I do think I ran a smart race. I was thinking at around 17 K that it was going pretty well, then turning along the lakeshore it got tougher to hold the pace. For the most part I did, but the 20th split was the only one over 4:40, other than "the hill". Graph to follow. The finish sure seemed to go on forever, it was only here that I knew that I had emptied the tank. Anyways the final was 1:37:14.8, or a 6 second PB. Very happy with that. Like dgrant the PB was on an uncertified course that measured 21 K flat on my Garmin; today it said 21.25 which is average for a certified course. Also that was almost 2 years ago; my only half last year (on that same course) I couldn't quite break 1:40. Also, my half time has always been my best according to all prediction charts. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Great seeing the gang old and new after the race. Lots of PB stories to share. Absolutely heartwarming to see Lightning BQ, she surely earned it. Thanks to the jsmittys for the ride back to the start. Good racing!
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
Another great race, Sheldon ....
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Like fine wine, Sheldon you appear to aging just right. As we run longer as in years, as well as more races it is a lot tougher to get those PB's. Take em anyway you can. Congrats on another great performance. Ya done us proud....
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. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Umm... hello? That's like amazing!! Way to go Doonst!
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trixiee wrote:. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Umm... hello? That's like amazing!! Way to go Doonst!
What she said!!!! Way to go. Good work on emptying the tank. Ya, that hill at 10k was brutal. And I think the markers were off there if I remember correctly. You keep getting faster and faster!
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Nice work old man! You deserved it and it was so great to see you finish so strongly.
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trixiee wrote:. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Umm... hello? That's like amazing!! Way to go Doonst!
Ditto
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Great run Doonst, and I don't even think you are in your best shape you could be, I think you could pick up 2-3 more minutes this year.
PBs are good.
PBs are good.
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Around the Bay - 1:58
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"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.
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Lightning wrote:trixiee wrote:. 17th out of 212 in my age group, 291 out of 4400 total. My half splits were crazy, like 48:36/48:39.
Umm... hello? That's like amazing!! Way to go Doonst!
What she said!!!! Way to go. Good work on emptying the tank. Ya, that hill at 10k was brutal. And I think the markers were off there if I remember correctly. You keep getting faster and faster!
I think that those markers were way off. 10 and 11k were very close together!
Well done Sheldon!!
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Robbie-T wrote:Great run Doonst, and I don't even think you are in your best shape you could be, I think you could pick up 2-3 more minutes this year.
PBs are good.
Very true Robbie. That's the thing, my training has been quite light this spring and still I'm faster than ever. Check back in 6 weeks!
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
Marg wrote:A PB, ridiculously even splits and you probably wore some hawt looking tights.. a perfect day for you. Congrats dude, that is awesome!!
He did have hot looking tights!!! Funkasoraus!!!!
Great race Sheldon, and for someone who hasn't been on his mileage this monrth....you rock.
And another PB to boot.
Those splits are awesome dude.
Cheers,
Jill
Ongoing plan :To start running, continue with eating habits, positive outlook.
OTTAWA HALF 2014
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Ongoing plan :To start running, continue with eating habits, positive outlook.
OTTAWA HALF 2014
Doonst wrote:Robbie-T wrote:Great run Doonst, and I don't even think you are in your best shape you could be, I think you could pick up 2-3 more minutes this year.
PBs are good.
Very true Robbie. That's the thing, my training has been quite light this spring and still I'm faster than ever. Check back in 6 weeks!
Makes sense to me: good base carrying over from last year, a bit of rest to tame some nagging aches, and a well-executed raceplan.
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Doonst wrote:Robbie-T wrote:Great run Doonst, and I don't even think you are in your best shape you could be, I think you could pick up 2-3 more minutes this year.
PBs are good.
Very true Robbie. That's the thing, my training has been quite light this spring and still I'm faster than ever. Check back in 6 weeks!
it's the tights. gotta be the tights
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Congratulations I am very impressed by your steady progress year after year. I agree with Robbie-T you have a great potential. I think just by not going so fast early in this race you would have improved your result today. You finish was amazingly fast still.
I impatiently waiting for the revenge at Sulphur Springs
I impatiently waiting for the revenge at Sulphur Springs
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