Resolution Run Series - 20 Mile Race Report
We did it! We completed the series today. All of us did well on a tough course, but what a beautiful day. 60 degrees, it doesn’t get much better than that.
For some strange reason I was much calmer about this race. I was worried about the 15 miler, and when that one went well, I felt a sense of relief. My training is on track. I wasn’t “racing” hard today, but I wanted to run between 8:30-9:00 min pace. I was able to do that today. I tried taking accel gel at 45 minutes, but only took half of it. I took the other half at 1 hour. I continued to spread out my gels, just kind of sucking on them every couple of miles after the first one. I went through 3 gels during the race. This seemed to work well. I had a constant source of energy and I never felt depleted. I had my ipod shuffle stocked with some great songs. I hit mile 16-17 and Van Halen’s Running with the Devil came on, perfect timing to get me up through the last 3 miles of rolling hills.
The resolution series is a great event. The timing is almost perfect for getting ready for Boston. I’ve got one more long run and then the taper begins. I am Boston Bound Baby!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/22/2008
- Time: 09:00:00
- Total Time: 2:49:17.00
- Average Heart rate: 164
- Max Heart rate: 177
- Calories: 1600
- Distance: 20 miles
- Average Pace: 8:27.76/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
