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East Meadow, New York
United States
Long Island Marathon
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 57m 57s
Overall Rank = 1260/3500
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 114/233
Pre-race routine:

Got up at five and had a bagel w/peanut butter. Bobby got to my house at 6 and we left for the race. I had an indescribable feeling of calmness all morning (Bobby had enough nervous energy for both of us). I trusted the training I had done and I knew that my goal of going sub 2:00 was very well possible.

The weather was damn near perfect. It was cool and no sun coming down on us. The little rain we had was actually refreshing.
Event warmup:

Walked to the start line
Run
  • 00m
  • 13.1 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

I am thrilled with my performance in this race. I reached my goal and I had a really good race throughout the entire course. I set a sub 2 hour run as a goal months ago and to accomplish that is a huge thing for me. This is one of the most rewarding races I have had.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit, ate a banana and drank some water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm slow




Last updated: 2008-12-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:00:00 | 13.1 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/233
Overall: 0/3500
Performance: Good
Splis: 1-8:26 2-8:30 3-8:37 4-8:50 5-8:58 6-9:00 7-9:02 8-9:10 9-9:05 10-9:15 11-9:20 12-9:20 13.1-10:19
Course: Fast, flat course. This is my 3rd time doing this race and I can't complain one bit.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Subject: RE: Long Island Half Marathon
Congrats on breaking 2 hours!!
2009-05-04 8:37 AM
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Nervous energy... Whatcha talkin' about Willis!? 

Yeah, I was nervous... I think I was more nervous for you cause you weren't nervous at all!! 

Really, it was a perfect day - great race - I had a blast.  Yesterday epitomized why we do this. 

Congratulations to you Micahel on your first sub 2:00 half mary and many more to come!!

Oh, and btw, according to the McMillan calculator -- your next marathon should be a 4:08:45, which is a 9:30 pace on the head!  How funny man, cause you know you are comfortable with a 9:30 pace.  Hmmmm... looks like I just may have found your next goal

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