NYRR Gridiron Classic.

[angledge]

Only 4 miles. Hope this goes OK.

Update 11:17 AM: I finished! 34 degrees F, 73% humidity, calm winds. 42:22, averaged 10:35/mile. I came in 4,112th out of 4,929 finishers. I can only remember two of my gun time splits:

1 mile 19:30 (that's not my actual time - that's the time from the gun went off. In a mass start, the slowbies at the back of the pack usually don't cross the starting line until a long time after the gun officially starts the race.)
2 mile 30:03
3 mile 40-something
Finish no idea, I was looking for the Porta-Potties.

Race lessons learned:

• Wear an extra pair of sweatpants to bundle up in before/after the race.
  
• Stop drinking water about an hour before the race. Push fluids hard the night before.
  
• Remember your splits, dummy.
  
• Run faster next time - I'm not exhausted right now.

This race is a qualifier for the NYC Marathon. If I complete eight more qualifiers in 2008....

Comments

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

You can do it! Go Ang!

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the support - I DID do it!

Perhaps I will need a running icon....

[fizrep.livejournal.com]

Doesn't having to pee real bad make you run faster?

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but next race I'd like to try the less pressured approach.

[thepikey.livejournal.com]

*waves tiny Angledge flag*

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Make sure it's a tiny one. This was one small step, etc....

(thanks for the support)

[d4b.livejournal.com]

Wow; that's great! Way to go!

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Hopefully I will continue to post results this year.

[effrontery.livejournal.com]

Congrats--very cool!

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope to continue to have results to post (i.e., I hope I don't flake out on my plans for this year).