2011 Running stats

2011 GOALS: (previous post)

-Set a new PR for 10K and Half marathon
(CHECK! 10k PR; 55:40--Half PR; 2:01:43--also PR'd in 5K; 25:22)*
-Run at least three half marathons
(CHECK! - Ran 4 Half Marathons)
-reach 1000 miles
(CHECK!)

*Unofficial Half Marathon PR - 1:57:23 - run on December 17 with Trevor Gibson during "Trevathon"

2011 Stats:

Running miles: 1150.09
-ONLY 2 of those were Treadmill miles!!!
(Buffalo Wild Wings Relay for Life Fundraiser-July 27)
-102 were run in races.
-Ran on 178 days
-Total Runs: 179 (1 day with 2 runs - Oct. 30th)

Monthly miles:
Jan-96.77
Feb-89.16
Mar-107.66
Apr-91.24
May-50.16(injuries)
Jun-88.52
Jul-108.35
Aug-100.38
Sept-93.68
Oct-97.33
Nov-83.87
Dec-142.91 (Marathon training!)

Mile 1000 ran on November 29Th, Dedicated to Mahlon C. Smith, Jr.

Longest run of 2011 -- 15 miles (ironically the last run too!) on 12-31

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Races: 17
5K - 10
10K - 3
Half - 4

Wins: 1 (Holly Arthur CF 5K) BONUS!!
1st in age: 4
2nd in age: 3
3rd in age: 2

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2012 GOALS:
-PR in a Marathon (Ultimate goal: under 4:30)
-Run 1000+ miles, ideally more than 2011
-Complete my first Triathlon
-Learn to swim efficiently

Run For Hope Half Marathon

Ran my first half marathon of the year today. The Run for Hope Half Marathon in Oxford. There was a 5K as well that Mom walked. The race benefited Camp Hopewell, a camp run by the Presbyterian Church. It was pretty chilly when we got to Oxford yesterday. We weren't expecting the temperature to drop so much. I was wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I didn't bring any tights to run in, so we made a stop at Walmart.
We went to the Oxford Convention Center and picked up our number and packet. The numbers were made of plastic which was pretty cool. They also were using D-tags, which I was pleasantly surprised about. The race volunteers were super nice and helpful.
The morning of the race, we were able to get a snack before the races started. We lined up and waited a few minutes. Then we just started running. There wasn't a gunshot or anything. There were volunteers at every mile calling out split times (even mile 13, within eyesight of the finish) which was great! The course was pretty hilly. I was not expecting hills. They weren't terrible, but there were a few that were pretty tough. I charged down the hills, but ended up paying for it later. I ended up hitting the 10K mark UNDER an hour for the first time ever! 58:19! I was pretty excited about that! There were lots of water and Gatorade stations. They had Grape flavored Gatorade, which is my favorite. Miles 6-9 took us through the Ole Miss Campus. I'd never been to Oxford before (yeah, I know). Mile 11 took us through the downtown square. It was nice to run through the campus and downtown squares and streets. Around mile 12, there was a REALLY steep hill...that we ran down! (Thank God!) I heard a few people saying that downhill was a bit too steep and could have caused people to fall and it should have been avoided. It was hard to run down it I have to admit. The race started and finished at the Convention Center. They had plenty of snacks, drinks, pizza and other catered foods there. Mom won a door prize. She got a $100 gift card to Kroger. Too bad there's no Kroger in Meridian... We did use it to get gas before we left town (costing $41!)
I really like Oxford. It seems a lot bigger than it is. This weekend there were several tournaments and college games going on. When Mom and I went back downtown for lunch, the square was packed with people. Overall it was a great race with great weather to go along, regardless of me not bringing tights....

2010 stats

Running miles:
877 (would have been 1000+ had I not had so many injuries)

Biking miles:
349 (includes riding to work)

Races: 17

1st place (age group) finishes: 2
2nd place finishes: 3
3rd place finishes: 2

New PR's: 4 (5K, 10K, Half marathon, Marathon)

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2011 GOALS:

-Set a new PR for 10K and Half marathon
-Run at least three half marathons
-reach 1000 miles

Marathon pictures from Brightroom (Official photographer)

These aren't in exact order. These first two are from the runner's village before my group lined up to start (The bridge in the background is where we started.) I took my sweatshirt off for the picture, but it was freezing and I still had over an hour to wait. I waited to the last minute to take it off again. (Threw it and my pants in the donation piles)

Not sure where this is... I'm on the left

40K mark inside Central Park (A Marathon is just over 42K's)

Mile 13. I'm walking here because my knee was really hurting... (just in front of the clock behind yellow shirt guy)

Got my knee taped up at mile 9. Here's the evidence.

I wasn't vomitted on, but looks like I may have come close! Hope you feel better Andy. :)

Finish. I came right through the middle. Figured that'd be the best place.

I was right! Perfect picture! (My favorite one!)

Random aerial shots. I ran on the bottom of the Varazano. (This is at the start)

Varazanno-Narrows Bridge (Connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn)

Fire Department had their boats out and at the start of the first wave (I was in wave 3 so I didn't get to see it), they sprayed red, white and blue water.

Official NY marathon Photographer site....

Brightroom

Search by name or bib number...

60128 - me
7127 - Edison Pena (Chile miner)
57459 - Jared Fogle (subway)
59987 - Al Roker
59984 - Meredith Veira

Look up someone elses' name/number here

Marathon stats

ING NYC Marathon 2010 News
Stats from this year's Marathon.....


The ING New York City Marathon generates some impressive statistics! Here are a few to wow you:
45,350 starters—that’s more than in any marathon in history, anywhere
44,829 finishers—also an all-time marathon record, and 1,169 more finishers than in 2009!
1.46 million running times recorded, another record
3,430 Italian finishers, the most from any country outside of the USA
3,014 French finishers, the second-most after the Italians
111 countries represented (as well as all 50 states in the USA)
50 states (plus DC) represented
12,797 finishers from the tri-state area
More than 15,000 participants in the Continental Airlines International Friendship Run on Saturday, November 6
Oldest female finisher: Joy Johnson, 83, 8:04:59
Oldest male finisher: Sheldon Zinn, 87, 8:08:41

MARATHON SUNDAY!!!! (day3)

map of the course

We got up around 6:15 and I started the process of suiting up…

It was really chilly and windy at Fort Wadsworth, so I wore an old sweatshirt and pants over my running clothes that I ended up adding to the donation pile at the start of the race (the donation pile was more of a mountain! People were tossing everything from hats, pants, I even saw North Face jackets!) We had to take the subway from our hotel to the ferry terminal (Staten Island Ferry) which is on the southern tip of Manhattan, at the financial district.

This is where Wes left me. He headed for the ferry that goes to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. (This is where he spent his time while I was running.)
Getting on the ferry gave me the feeling of a herd of cattle being lead to their doom…. But the ride was great. It made me miss Charleston.

Once off the ferry, we were “herded” onto buses that took us to runners village in Fort Wadsworth. This guy was in front of me in line for the buses. I ended up seeing many kilted men...

entrance to the village

The runners village was divided into three waves (mass starts), Blue, Orange, and Green. I was in the green wave, closest to the bridge and the last to run. While walking to the green village (which took a while), the police created a barrier right in front of me and then opened a fence nearby. Out came the elite runners. That was cool. I got to see last year’s winner and Haile (the world record holder).

walk to the green wave (and porta john alley)

The elites

After I turned in my bag and figured out where I was supposed to go, I headed for the bathroom line. While waiting (and graciously accepting extra TP from the girl in front of me) the cannon went off and a few seconds later, the first wave of runners started the race. We could see them from under the bridge. Before I headed for the corales, I called Wes, left a message for Gracie on Becky’s phone and called Laura. (Last year, Laura prayed with me before the race. This time I called her and we prayed together again.)

Runners on both top and bottom. I will start on the bottom. bathroom lines

My start time was 10:40. I headed to the corrals (see why I felt like cattle?) and nudged my way into the start area. I befriended a girl from Toronto and we took each other’s picture at the start. Hers turned out better than mine because the start banner was behind her. We were packed like sardines so I couldn’t easily swap places with her. I found a cool Dunkin Donuts hat in the piles of clothing and traded it for my boring gray toboggan.
We started without a bang. Well, there was a bang from the cannon, but we stood still for another five minutes before we actually started running. We just kinda started walking and then came upon the start. Not much hoopla. That’s expected in such a big race though… Here’s pics from the course…

Water stop. After hours of runners trotting through, these thousands of cups will turn into gray slush, much like black ice on a snowy, busy road. This is evident by a picture we took after the race of the back of my legs...

The guy who passed me juggling! (BLACK SHIRT)

A Girl I passed with a CFF shirt on. I also passed a guy running whose shirt said "Double lung transplant recipient. CF survivor."

Bridge heading into Queens

Empire State & Chrysler building

Bridge heading into Manhattan (first time) Mile 15

Polland Spring water station. Mile 18

mile 19

Bridge going into the Bronx

Bagpipers

I saw this sign about three times. I think this is the same girl too.

Entering Central Park. Mile 23

Around this time, mom and wes both called me and said that Jared Fogle was right in front of me. I picked it up and caught up with him! (Sorry for the blurriness)

my reaction to passing Jared.....

last mile

finish line ahead. Pete called me right here. I was actually talking to him as I finished! Pretty cool.

:)

I did it! Finally!

the herding continues....

It took forever it felt like to get out of Central Park. They herded us through the baggage pick up area and then out of the park. I met Wes a few blocks away and we headed back to the hotel. His feet were hurting too, so we decided to go ahead and get dinner on the way. (It was almost 5pm by then) We got burritos from a Chipotle near the hotel. The subway was so crowded!!

water/gatorade/paper cup slush on my legs (along with evidence of my aid station tape from mile 9)

That night, the Empire State Building was lit up with the marathong colors.

I’ll post pictures from when Wes met me around mile 20 in a different post. (Blogger makes is difficult to edit pictures)

The next day... it was sleeting.