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Pittsburgh Marathon

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Location:

Pittsburgh,PA,US

Member Since:

Mar 12, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Pittsburgh marathon 1997, 4:15; 2010 (13 years and 13 pounds apart!), 4:40; Pittsburgh half marathon 2009, 1:56. PB 10K 2011, 48'; 5K, 24'.

Short-Term Running Goals:

I'm currently training to qualify for Boston in 2012, at the Pittsburgh marathon on May 15, 2011.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sun, May 15, 2011

Race: Pittsburgh Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:55:55, Place in age division: 20

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

I joined a pace team that seemed to run like greyhounds chasing a rabbit! I was anticipating a steady 8:35-ish pace but clocked 7:00/m in some spots. Consequently my goal of 3:40 wasn't met, but this is my best time for a marathon to date, and I'm very happy with the result. Particularly as I felt great throughout, just didn't quite have the legs for the last three miles.

If I'm not mistaken, (or have been led astray), my time qualifies me for Boston as I'll be 60 in 2012.

Comments

From baldnspicy on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 07:42:17 from 72.77.76.85

Great job, Sketcher! Everyone I've talked to that ran it had a great time and if you got that BQ, all the much more awesome!! You'll get that 3:40 next year! If I'm reading your accomplishments correctly, you improved by 20 mins from 1997 and 45 from last year?? That is incredible!

Huge congrats!!

From sketcher on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 09:51:58 from 74.98.195.78

Thanks B&S. I'm still on a post-runners high! I'm going to apply for Boston in October and if I don't get in, my next target will be for Pittsburgh 2012 as the fastest in my new division.

How's your recovery going?

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