New Hampshire (State #18)

Went to this race with my daughter Megan, which made it a memorable trip.

Race:  Big Lake Half Marathon, 18th Annual 
Date/Time:  May 18, 2018 @ 8 am
Location:  Alton, New Hampshire
Bib: 345
Time: 1 Hour, 59 minutes, 25 seconds (267 place)
Pace:  9:07
Division: M50-59 / 17th place
Course:  Up and Back, Near a lake
Weight:  209 lbs

Training:
- 5 Miles on 5/12 @ 8:20 per mile 
- 11 Miles on 5/5 @ 9:12 per mile
- 3 Miles on 6/30 @ 9:44 per mile
- 6 Miles on 6/14 @ 9:09 per mile 

About the Race:
I woke up at 5 AM for the race and went to the race location.   It was sunny, but cold.  35 degrees.   I was the first runner there.  I sat in my car until I saw the registration desks open.  I lined up on the front line (because no one else took the spot.   The beginning I did a good pace of 8:30 per mile - and a lot of folks passed me.   As I passed the 1/2 way point - I started passing other and in the end finished with a 1 hour 59 minutes time!   This made me so happy.

The end of the race - they had water, bananas, ice cream, pizza and beer.  I wasn't interested in anything but water - and after seeing my official time, jumped on the shuttle (a school bus) and went back to my car.  

Brooklyn RnR Half Marathon (Repeat)

 The race started at 7:00 in the morning (looked like rain, but never did) and we started and ended the race on Prospect Park.  This was a large race with 8,000 runners doing the half marathon.   To my surprise this was a personal record for me (by a couple seconds).  

Race:  Brooklyn Rock and Roll Half Marathon
Location:  Brooklyn, NY
Date: 10/14/2017
Bib: 4315
Time: 1:52:51 (personal record) Pace 8:20 per mile
Division: M50-54 / 37th place (Over All 1473 out of 8515)
Course:  3 Long Hills (There and Back)
Weight:  199.5 lbs.
Training:
- 9 Miles on 10/7 @ 9:22 per mile
- 10 Miles on 9/30 @ 9:23 per mile
- 8 Miles on 9/23 @ 8:56 per mile

Vermont (State #17)

The race started at 8:00 in the morning (nice and cool) and we started and ended the race on Sherburne Beach on Lake Champlain (really beautiful).  Small race with only 170 runners doing the half marathon.  

Race: Charlotte Change Bridge Half Marathon
Location:  Shelburne VT
Bib:  676
Division: M50-54 / 4th place (Over All 41st out of 170)
Course:  Rolling Hills (There and Back)

Training: August 26th - 10 miles @ 9:20 pace per mile
Weight:  210 lbs.

State #16 Ohio

This weekend I ran in the Good Year Half-Marathon in Akron, Ohio.   I stayed at the Hilton which is fairly close to the start/finish which was convenient. The race started at 6:30 in the morning which was great because it was cool for at least half of the race.
 
1 Hour, and 58 Minutes.

State #15 Indiania

1 hour, 56 minutes, 48 seconds (08:54 min/mi)

Loved this race - it was well organized and there were so many people, bands, dancers and organizations, out cheering you on it was awesome.  Also they had us running around the Indy racetrack which was beyond cool.   The weather was cold and wet - but cleared up beautifully by the end of the race.  I had to toss my sweat shirt at the last mile - because it was getting too hot for me.  

One thing which made this event so wonderful - that 5 years ago I ran on the Poconos Raceway setting a PR of 2 hours.  This year while I did not set a PR, I was able to finish with a sub-2 hour time - which shows you that you don't have to get slower when you get older.  :)

Race: OneAmerica 5000 Festival Mini Marathon
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Bib:  21585
Division: M50-54 / 245th place (out of 903)
Course:  Flat (Loop)

Training: April 29th - 10 miles @ 8:43 pace per mile
Weight:  204 lbs. on 5/03/17

State #14 Virginia

1 hr, 55 mins (08:52 min/mi)

Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon in Virginia on April 8th

Course:
Flat (Out and back)


Training:
March 11th - 6 miles @ 9:06 pace per mile
March 18th - 8 miles @ 8:58 pace per mile
March 25th - 9 miles @ 8:54 pace per mile
April 8th - 10 miles @ 8:39 pace per mile


Weight:  211 lbs. on 4/01/17,  208 lbs. on 4/6/17

State # 13 - South Carolinia

Travelled to South Carolina and ran in this race:  
Myrtle Beach Half Marathon in Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina on March 4th

Finished in 1 hour and 54 minutes!

Preparations for Race
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2/11 - Ran 9 miles     (9:10 minute mile)
2/20 - Ran 11.5 miles (9:20 minute mile)

2/25 - Ran 5 miles (9:20 minute mile) - tapering
2/27-3/1 - Ran 3-4 miles each day 1 day of hills, 1 day of sprints

My Weight:  208 lbs as of 3/1