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AlaninTX
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 Posted: 10/20/02 - 13:55 Post subject: Amy's Ice Cream 10 Mile Cattle Drive
It was a tad warm and humid this morning, but cloudy. My goal for this race was to simply run it at a pace that would equate close to a 5-hour marathon pace. A pace that would be a little slower than I want to run next Sunday so as not to stress my legs too much.
I did the first four miles with a group of people from my fall marathon training group that ran Chicago last sunday. I knew they would run easy, so I ran with them. This part of the course was fairly flat. I left them right after the 4 mile aid station.
Between 4 to 6.5 miles the course is quite hilly. The course covered some of the course we have been running since June, so I knew it pretty well. I pushed this part of the race a bit passing lots of people on the hills. I ran this stretch hard but not too hard. The final miles were downhill to flat, so I concentrated on holding an even pace.
The last quarter mile from the finish I could hear a group of people coming up behind me. I hate more than anything to be passed at the finish, so I picked it up. I could hear them picking it up and I realized they wanted to pass me at the end. So I pushed it up pretty hard the final 200 meters. I pulled away from them easily and finished with a chip time of 1:58. I wanted to do it in 1:54:30--but I am not going to quibble over 3 mins and 30 seconds. If I hadn't run the first four miles so slowly I would have easily beat my goal time and I think my legs will thank me next Sunday that I didn't.
Race was sponsored by a local ice cream store. Free ice cream at the finish and I endulged with some cookies and cream.
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prohemp
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Posted: 10/20/02 - 14:02 Post subject:
real nice report alan
and a 1 on your choice of ice cream
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shelflifers
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Posted: 10/20/02 - 14:07 Post subject:
Thanks for sharing, Alan. Congrats on the great race. Care to email me any of that icecream?
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Cappy
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Posted: 10/20/02 - 14:12 Post subject:
Great report Alan. Probably one of the best name's of race that I have seen in a long time.
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Posted: 10/20/02 - 14:34 Post subject:
good job, Alan! This sounds like a nice race...
good idea not to run this one too hard with MCM next weekend... 
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 07:40 Post subject:
nice job on pacing
at least you got your pace seemingly down
despite the hills
only 1 hill at MCM,
the last .2
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 08:05 Post subject:
Sounds like a lot of fun. Good job on your pacing.
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 08:26 Post subject:
Good job Alan! Did you get your choice of ice cream at the finish?????
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 12:34 Post subject:
mmm...nothing like running for a good treat at the end...GREAT JOB, Pal!
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 12:44 Post subject:
Great race Alan!
I can't wait for your marathon report. 
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Posted: 10/21/02 - 21:50 Post subject:
You are SO there, my friend......sounds like you're right where you want to be for MCM.....give em hell!!! 
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