The past seven days represent, by far, my greatest advances towards achieving the goal of completing the NYC Marathon.
First, last Sunday, 3/9, I entered and completed my first scored race to qualify me for automatic entry into the 2009 NYC Marathon. Although it was just 4 miles, the concept of getting out of bed, taking the train in to Manhattan and running a race was completely foreign to me a couple of months ago. Here are the numbers:
Colon Cancer Challenge 4M
Distance: 4.0 Miles, 6.4 Kilometers
Date/Time: March 9, 2008, 9:00 am
Location: Central Park, NYC
Weather: 32 Deg., 43% Hum., Wind 14 MPH
Overall Place: 1323
Gender Place: 850
Age Place: 129
Finish Time: 37:12
Pace/Mile: 9:18
AG Time: 34:22
AG Gender Place: 804
AG %:49.0%
Total Finishers: Men – 1337 Women – 1466 Total – 2803
Age Group 40 – 44: Men – 179 Women – 131 Total – 310
This past Saturday, 3/15, I completed the second qualifying race. Once again, the accomplishment was simply showing up and running. This seemingly simple 8k (4.9 mile) race began at 7:30am on the Upper East side (102nd Street) and required me to get up at 5:00am and trudge through the rain to get to the starting line. Here are the numbers for that race:
Central Park Challenge
Distance: 4.9 Miles, 8.0 Kilometers
Date/Time: March 15, 2008, 7:30 am
Location: Central Park, NYC
Weather: 41 deg., 82% humidity, wind 9 mph
Overall Place: 1231
Gender Place: 896
Age Place: 133
Finish Time: 46:44
Pace/Mile: 9:24
AG Time: 43:10
AG Gender Place: 888
AG%: 49.4 %
Total Finishers: Men – 1137 Women – 644 Total – 1781
Age Group 40-44: Men – 163 Women – 55 Total – 218
Although my pace was a bit slower, I was pleased to be able to complete five mile. As I have explained, the NYRR organization requires each runner to complete nine scored races during the prior year in order to automatically qualify for entry into the NYC Marathon. I am 2/9 of the way there.
Capping the weekend off, I took my bike out today for a a quick 17 miles around Prospect Park on Sunday. I was not going for speed. However, using the heart monitor, I was able to move my BPM to 171, which is the highest I have ever seen it outside of the gym.
Interestingly, when I run I tend to pace ouside of my zone for optimal caloric burn. When I ride my bike, I stay inside the zone almost all of the time. I'll start keeping a closer eye on these numbers as well.
First, last Sunday, 3/9, I entered and completed my first scored race to qualify me for automatic entry into the 2009 NYC Marathon. Although it was just 4 miles, the concept of getting out of bed, taking the train in to Manhattan and running a race was completely foreign to me a couple of months ago. Here are the numbers:
Colon Cancer Challenge 4M
Distance: 4.0 Miles, 6.4 Kilometers
Date/Time: March 9, 2008, 9:00 am
Location: Central Park, NYC
Weather: 32 Deg., 43% Hum., Wind 14 MPH
Overall Place: 1323
Gender Place: 850
Age Place: 129
Finish Time: 37:12
Pace/Mile: 9:18
AG Time: 34:22
AG Gender Place: 804
AG %:49.0%
Total Finishers: Men – 1337 Women – 1466 Total – 2803
Age Group 40 – 44: Men – 179 Women – 131 Total – 310
This past Saturday, 3/15, I completed the second qualifying race. Once again, the accomplishment was simply showing up and running. This seemingly simple 8k (4.9 mile) race began at 7:30am on the Upper East side (102nd Street) and required me to get up at 5:00am and trudge through the rain to get to the starting line. Here are the numbers for that race:
Central Park Challenge
Distance: 4.9 Miles, 8.0 Kilometers
Date/Time: March 15, 2008, 7:30 am
Location: Central Park, NYC
Weather: 41 deg., 82% humidity, wind 9 mph
Overall Place: 1231
Gender Place: 896
Age Place: 133
Finish Time: 46:44
Pace/Mile: 9:24
AG Time: 43:10
AG Gender Place: 888
AG%: 49.4 %
Total Finishers: Men – 1137 Women – 644 Total – 1781
Age Group 40-44: Men – 163 Women – 55 Total – 218
Although my pace was a bit slower, I was pleased to be able to complete five mile. As I have explained, the NYRR organization requires each runner to complete nine scored races during the prior year in order to automatically qualify for entry into the NYC Marathon. I am 2/9 of the way there.
Capping the weekend off, I took my bike out today for a a quick 17 miles around Prospect Park on Sunday. I was not going for speed. However, using the heart monitor, I was able to move my BPM to 171, which is the highest I have ever seen it outside of the gym.
Interestingly, when I run I tend to pace ouside of my zone for optimal caloric burn. When I ride my bike, I stay inside the zone almost all of the time. I'll start keeping a closer eye on these numbers as well.
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Where are all the comments from others, 6 toes?
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