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bpdou
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 Posted: 06/05/04 - 14:56 Post subject: Sunburst Mini aka Half...
They call em Half Marathons up here. Down South we call em Minis. Go figure...
I grew up in South Bend, so I brought my daughter up to run the race. Well, I ran the race, she and my parents cheered me on.
Ok my goals for the race were:
Go out slow(er), end strong, keep the knee from hurting (good form), beat the 1:54 from a month ago.
Well, I'm not disappointed, but I would have liked to have done better. I got across the line JUST under 2:00 at 1:59:16 on my watch. So a sub-2:00 is always a good effort, and I certainly gave it my best. But some days I guess you've got it, and other days you don't. 
The knee doesn't hurt at all... good thing. And I did start out slower and end stronger, so I guess two out of three ain't bad, is it?
It's a really great race with good support, lots of water stops (actually the stop at mile 10 had Gatorade, water, bananas, AND gel, and there were people with Vaseline all along the course), well-organized (started right on time, packet pickup was a breeze, well staggered start area, TONS of volunteers), and the course is quite nice (LOTS of shade), although it has two loops in it. It starts downtown at the College Football Hall of Fame, winds around a few blocks downtown and then heads north along the river to Pinhook Park, where it loops back, heads south to the ND boathouse, and then loops back up to Notre Dame. The ending mile was great as you head up Notre Dame Avenue towards the Golden Dome, take a right, and end on the quad between the stadium and the library under the watchful gaze of Touchdown Jesus.
The weather was great, blue skies, 60-65 degrees. It was a perfect Northern Indiana day.
I don't have quite the race memory that some of you all do, yeesh how do you do it? LOL. Actually all I remember is the foot aching around Mile 5, the leg starting to ache around 7, the Glutes starting to go at 9, and at 10.5 I was ready to quit! LOL man that sucks when you just want to walk back to the car and go home.
Actually, unlike the last Mini, this was rather uneventful. No running Elvises, no girls needing GU instruction, no Superman cheering us on...but it was a great crowd, and it was fun, and very glad I came to run in my own hometown.
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genie
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 15:36 Post subject:
Great job Brian! You ran a strong race with no knee issues, you had FUN.....and your family was there at the end to cheer you on. Sounds like an all-around good day to me! 
You've come a long way in a few short months, be proud of what you've accomplished! You already know what I think, but I'll say it again: YOU ROCK, BABY!!!
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 16:13 Post subject:
Great job my friend
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 16:16 Post subject: Re: Sunburst Mini aka Half...
| bpdou wrote: | | I don't have quite the race memory that some of you all do, yeesh how do you do it? |
I write the race report while I'm racing, then just come home and type out what's already written.
Good job on your half/mini! :w00t:
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 17:14 Post subject:
nicely done. I'll say you wrote enough. Keep up the good work
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Kimba90
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 17:15 Post subject: Re: Sunburst Mini aka Half...
| purple hayes wrote: | I write the race report while I'm racing, then just come home and type out what's already written.
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That's what I do too! It keeps me from thinking too much about the race itself, unless it's a 5k, which is too short for thinking, only about how much farther is the end, and where is that 3rd mile marker?
Good race report! Good to run in your home town too. Nice time on your half/mini-thon!
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shelee
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 18:50 Post subject:
Excellent job! 
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 19:31 Post subject:
Atta Boy!! Nice job! 
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 20:22 Post subject:
Great job! I know someone from Fort Worth that ran this one, he called in to report a PR. Sounds like a good one.
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 21:23 Post subject:
Great Job bpdou!
sounds like a perfect day and an awesome course; gotta love the kidlet at the finish line too 
i know that 10.5 mile feeling; (please let me quit) way to finish strong though.
Sub 2:00 is an excellent job. Congratulations
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 21:33 Post subject:
nice job!
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Posted: 06/05/04 - 22:08 Post subject:
Great report, and great run!! 
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Posted: 06/06/04 - 09:36 Post subject:
Great job!
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Posted: 06/06/04 - 09:52 Post subject:
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foot, leg & glutes... but no complaints about the knee! Well done bp.
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Posted: 06/06/04 - 10:01 Post subject:
That's a great report! Good weather, course, support, family and excellent way to top off the road to recovery. Nice racin'.
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