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| Finishing up at the New Bedford Half Marathon |
With my entry into the Boston Marathon next month, I needed
to get in a long run/race. After all, I
have not raced since January 1 (5 miles in Salem). So I plunked down the fifty
spot a few weeks after some healthy weeks of running. The game plan was to see
how 6:00 pace felt early on and play out whatever the legs cared for. Once I got over the hills early on, I had the lead
vehicle for the women right at my shoulder. I found this distracting so I
picked up the pace for my quickest mile split of the day (5:48). The truck and
ladies went by after mile seven and found myself heading straight into the wind
and losing my pace and the string of runners ahead. I faded in this stretch and by the time I got wind at my
back (8.75 miles), I was spent – looking for the finish line without too many embarrassing
miles ahead. In the end, I ran my slowest ½ marathon time but am not too
worried as it is progress for the big picture which is to survive the Boston
Marathon on Patriots Day. Kristen took several photos at 800m, 5 miles, and just after 13 miles.
New Bedford, MA, March 18, 2012
148 JAMES
PAWLICKI 37 Lynn MA 1:20:54 1:20:56 6:11 Central Mass Striders
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