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Dogtown Half

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Location:

Hope Mills,NC,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

78.6 miles at Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Mike to Mike Marathon- May 2014

Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra -Fall 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run till the day I die and still enjoy it

Comrades---long, long, long term

Personal:

Married

2 children

2 chickens

cat

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Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 508.40
NB Trail Lifetime Miles: 94.40
New-zuno 9's Lifetime Miles: 515.83
Pinky Gladys Gutzman Lifetime Miles: 502.11
Brooks Lifetime Miles: 517.83
New Brooks Lifetime Miles: 507.28
New Minuno Pink Lifetime Miles: 519.24
MiZuni FLAMES Lifetime Miles: 470.24
Merrell Vibrams Lifetime Miles: 20.86
Mizuno Alchemy 8 Lifetime Miles: 586.59
MIzuno Alchemy 12 Lifetime Miles: 497.80
Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 577.62
Brooks 12 Lifetime Miles: 410.66
Brooks 13 New Green Lifetime Miles: 440.91
Brooks 13 New Blue Lifetime Miles: 445.67
Green Machine Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 560.25
Shiny Blue Asics Lifetime Miles: 164.85
Dreamy New Balance Lifetime Miles: 402.57
Race: Dogtown Half (13.1 Miles) 02:05:52, Place overall: 287, Place in age division: 30
Total Distance
13.10

Well this was a workout!

I was happy that I got to meet some of RAD's running friends and we were able to spend the night talking and laughing.

MR was awesome and gave us a ride to the start so we didn't have to get up earier and take the bus.  I love that guy.

I don't often follow pacers during races, but I felt like it was really likely I could get under a 9:40 pace if I tried to stick with the 2:05 pacers.  My trouble was that my experience with following pacers is limited to flat courses where they maintain an even & steady pace.  These pacers were all over the place with their pace - and I understand that it was dictated to them this way because of the hills, but after I chased them on steep rolling hills at a 8:39 pace for a mile, I was exhausted and had to walk.  I just could not keep up with them.  I was angry with them because I felt like they'd tricked me into running faster than I was used to.  Oh well, lesson learned.

I met my goal - I ran a 2:05.  Yes, it was almost 2:06, but it wasn't!  So I managed a 9:36 pace and I was really happy about it because it was a tough course for me.  Who puts a wicked steep hill at mile 11 of a half marathon?  I mean, really!?!?!?!

The lunch at smash burger was scrupmtious and made those terror hills worth the workout.

Dreamy New Balance Miles: 13.10
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