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That time was spot on. My dumbass still thought I could get in <3:10 to secure a Chicago bid. That didn't last too long on the back half
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That time was spot on. My dumbass still thought I could get in <3:10 to secure a Chicago bid. That didn't last too long on the back half
Dr_Zaius
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You know, the 2021 Half I ran with pbm I gunned for 1:32 and I blew up pretty good and was pretty pissed about it, but Paul afterwards gave me props for laying it out there on an ambitious goal. I always thought that was great perspective.
That time was spot on. My dumbass still thought I could get in <3:10 to secure a Chicago bid. That didn't last too long on the back half
Dr_Zaius
Footballguy
So I showed up at this and it was a pretty cool experience. The wife also trailed along which was much appreciated. About 20 people showed up, most of whom looked intimidatingly fit. The wife commented how everyone's legs were more muscular than mine. I wanted to do at least 10 laps (16 miles) and figured after that I'd just see how long I could hang on.
Course was indeed really slow. In addition to all of the turns, there was a section of whoops, a couple of serpentines that went alongside of a hill, and a couple of boards to jump. Also while the wind dried out most of the course, a lot of the turns were still mud on the inside from the rainy bike race Thursday night, so your choice was to carefully walk while hugging the inside, swing wide around the mud, or try to run the inside without slipping. Course also was largely downhill first half and uphill second half, which meant you really didn't want to fall behind pace early in the lap because it would be hard to make up. They actually changed the format so instead of 20:00, 19:40, 19:20, etc. per lap it was 20:00, 19:30, 19:00, etc., so things were going to come to a head sooner.
I would have liked to have 1:30 or so left over each lap, to give myself time to walk over to the board and check my box for a completed lap, sit down and get some water and utilize my snack pile. I tended to err on the side of too much time left, which was maybe a mistake later on. A couple of guys were really putting in fast laps, but they didn't end up having the fitness to keep that up and ended up flaming out near the end.
First laps were uneventful other than some blisters developing and getting pretty painful laps 4 and 5. I switched out to a different pair of shoes for laps 6 and 7 which made them worse, so I tried a third pair lap 8 and those worked to keep them annoying but manageable. We started losing people around this time, and when lap 10 ended only 9 of us made the cutoff, one poor guy missing by 2 seconds.
On lap 11 we were now one pack, albeit a bit spread out. I was in the back and it was clear going up hills or out of turns I had no more pop in my legs, but I was still feeling decent all things considered. When I finished I told my wife I definitely had one more in me, maybe two. Lap 12 went fine, but I finished without much time to spare and by the time I marked the board and fished out my headlamp (which I should I have had the lap before), I had to start 15 seconds late so I took off hard, thinking I had maybe a 20% chance of hitting the time. I was trying desperately to bank a bit of time on the downhill portion but between the darkness and the mud and the shot legs I felt like I was running like a drunken man, slipping around corners and such. I checked my watch around halfway and I was still 5 seconds or so behind pace with uphill switchbacks to go and knew I was cooked. I didn’t want to be a baby, though, so while I took my foot off the gas I forced myself to keep at least running. I ended up finishing 1:24 past the clock. Another dude timed out maybe 20 seconds ahead of me, so only 5 took off on lap 14. As it turned out only 1 made the cutoff on lap 14, and him only by 10 seconds, so that was it.
With better pacing in laps 7-9 I’m almost certain I could have survived lap 13. Lap 14 would have been a stretch, though. Still it’s a really fun idea and I’ll probably give it another go next year. I wish it was a little better organized, as there was no official clock and looking at my lap times I’m not sure time was kept super precisely, but hey for a low frills low key local race it’s fine. There are worse ways to log 20.8 miles. Only problem is I’m not sure when I’ll be ready for speedwork to try to sharpen for the Turkey Trot. Still, I don't feel too bad today and should be up for some lawn mowing and leaf raking.
Lap 1 - 15:31, 3:45 to rest
Lap 2 - 16:17, 3:11 to rest
Lap 3 - 16:39, 2:18 to rest
Lap 4 – 16:13, 2:21 to rest
Lap 5 – 16:16, 1:41 to rest
Lap 6 - 16:13, 0:46 to rest
Lap 7 – 15:13, 2:16 to rest
Lap 8 – 14:38, 1:53 to rest
Lap 9 – 14:07 , 1:50 to rest
Lap 10 – 14:45, 0:46 to rest
Lap 11 – 13:57, 1:02 to rest
Lap 12 – 14:07, 0:24 to rest
Lap 13 – 15:24, timed out
gianmarco
Footballguy
2025 NYC Marathon Race Report
Didn't think I'd be doing one of these again, but here we are.
Truth be told, when the Mrs. got the entry with Marathon Tours at the beginning of the year, I was really torn about signing up. It's always been the one marathon I wanted to do because of the marathon itself, always hearing great things. Asked @SteelCurtain at the time and he urged me to sign up. I didn't want to regret not doing it when having the chance so I went ahead and did it.
Over these last several months, this race has been on the back of my mind, just a constant nagging feeling, knowing I need to train and then, when the time came, knowing I needed to get out there. Between life, weather, and just overall desire, "training" was very limited. I would do enough to get out ~3 times/week, mostly 3-4 mile runs. Did a couple "long" runs of like 7-8 miles and felt ok. At least having done them before, I wondered if I could just get through it mentally despite lack of training.
About a month ago, the Mrs. says she's going to run it with me the whole time. Not what I was expecting, but also a big "uh oh". Almost 3 weeks ago, with my running decreasing, woke up and decided to see if I could just get 1 long run done. I was legit considering withdrawing from the race because I wasn't sure it would be smart. Especially after how Berlin went a couple years ago.
Got 16 miles done out of nowhere, first 8 miles were ok, last 8 miles were absolutely miserable, but I realized if I can at least do that, then I'll get NYC done.
Got to NYC on Friday (Halloween), got to see family and friends both Friday and Saturday. Lots of walking on Saturday, but whatever. Then it was game day. My plan was do the walk/run I've been doing (4 minutes run and 1 minute walk) for at least 13-16, then go from there.
Tour group with a bus from hotel at 530am to get us to the starters village then the long wait until the final wave (wave 5) at 11:30am. Weather is chilly in the 40s but looking to be perfect for the day in the mid 50s throughout. Brought inflatable chairs and just hung out until close to the start. GB SC was able to visit before starting his amazing pacing duties.
I'll break it up into sections of how I felt.
Miles 1-2 -- Start of the race is on the Verrazano Bridge, first mile up, second mile down. Took it easy going up, good bit of walking, and then just ran the whole thing down. Was feeling good. On the way down, heard it was someone's birthday and got everyone around us to sing Happy Birthday. Pretty cool moment.
Miles 3-4 -- Get off the bridge and try to get into the run/walk groove and line up the timing. But I'm noticing my HR is a lot higher than I'd like, almost at 160 already. That's not good. Not sure if it was running the bridge down, getting into the crowds, or what, but I was getting a bit worried. As we started with the crowds I was high fiving people on the side and the Mrs. could tell I was really sweating and yelled at me to stop and wait to do that until halfway. She could see I wasn't feeling it. I listened to her, and decided to just relax, get into a groove, and fix it
Miles 5-16 -- I started fueling, drinking, and getting into a good rhythm and finally started feeling good. Her sister flew back to NYC (she used to live there) to see us as well as another friend that was running. We got to see her just before mile 8 and again just after mile 12. Very cool, we got to stop and take pictures, and was just adding to the race. Crowds and support just kept building and was so awesome. I knew I would be "ok". Paces were pretty consistent (on Strava, mile 8 was 13ish min/mile due to stopping for pictures as well as potty break for the Mrs, but otherwise just kept cruising. HR mostly in upper 140s, low 150s. In good shape.
Mile 16 -- Queensboro bridge. Had heard this is tough. Decided to just walk it all the way up. On the way up, legs started tightening up. Ran it down and legs were really not liking it. Told her I'll do my best to get to Mile 20 but not sure I can do this to the finish.
Mile 17-19 -- Legs really hurting. The changes between running and walking were getting harder. HR was fine, but this going to be a tough final 10k. Made the decision and told her I could run the final 10k but it's going to be miserable and I'd rather walk and enjoy it. She's all for it.
Miles 20-24 -- Started walking. Since she has a harder time keeping up walking with me she's just doing a slow shuffle. So I'm just trying to walk as fast as I can. I look down and see 14ish min/mile pace. Whoa, not what I was expecting. HR still low, around 105ish, so I try to keep pushing the walking pace. Kept it up for 4 miles and was down in the 13s even doing nothing but walking. We were actually passing runners. Now, the back of knees were ON FIRE, feet were barking, but otherwise I was in great shape and enjoying the last part of the race. Goal now is to get in before 5pm when the sun sets.
Miles 25-26.2 -- Mile 24 is this sneaky brutal climb before you get into Central Park. I was really pushing. It was a relief to see some downhills as we got into the park so I started running them. It actually felt good after the walking. Ran every downhill then would walk in between. For the last mile, decided to save it for the last 400m so we could run it in together. And that's what we did.
Overall time was 5:23:58. Nothing special, but considering everything, I'll take it. Most important was that we got to do it together and really enjoyed so much of it. Got to eat food from the crowd, take pictures, even had a shot of beer together and just took it all in. Crowds were incredible, weather was perfect, and in the end, I'm SO glad I listened to SC and signed up at the beginning of the year.
Definitely sore today, but otherwise feeling good, got the bad taste of Berlin out, and got to see how the experience of doing this before could carry me to the end. Not finishing wasn't an option, but that I did it and had fun doing it, that's what counts. Oh, and the Mrs. said this was her most fun marathon ever, getting all the candy and pictures and just enjoying the whole experience.
Didn't think I'd be doing one of these again, but here we are.
Truth be told, when the Mrs. got the entry with Marathon Tours at the beginning of the year, I was really torn about signing up. It's always been the one marathon I wanted to do because of the marathon itself, always hearing great things. Asked @SteelCurtain at the time and he urged me to sign up. I didn't want to regret not doing it when having the chance so I went ahead and did it.
Over these last several months, this race has been on the back of my mind, just a constant nagging feeling, knowing I need to train and then, when the time came, knowing I needed to get out there. Between life, weather, and just overall desire, "training" was very limited. I would do enough to get out ~3 times/week, mostly 3-4 mile runs. Did a couple "long" runs of like 7-8 miles and felt ok. At least having done them before, I wondered if I could just get through it mentally despite lack of training.
About a month ago, the Mrs. says she's going to run it with me the whole time. Not what I was expecting, but also a big "uh oh". Almost 3 weeks ago, with my running decreasing, woke up and decided to see if I could just get 1 long run done. I was legit considering withdrawing from the race because I wasn't sure it would be smart. Especially after how Berlin went a couple years ago.
Got 16 miles done out of nowhere, first 8 miles were ok, last 8 miles were absolutely miserable, but I realized if I can at least do that, then I'll get NYC done.
Got to NYC on Friday (Halloween), got to see family and friends both Friday and Saturday. Lots of walking on Saturday, but whatever. Then it was game day. My plan was do the walk/run I've been doing (4 minutes run and 1 minute walk) for at least 13-16, then go from there.
Tour group with a bus from hotel at 530am to get us to the starters village then the long wait until the final wave (wave 5) at 11:30am. Weather is chilly in the 40s but looking to be perfect for the day in the mid 50s throughout. Brought inflatable chairs and just hung out until close to the start. GB SC was able to visit before starting his amazing pacing duties.
I'll break it up into sections of how I felt.
Miles 1-2 -- Start of the race is on the Verrazano Bridge, first mile up, second mile down. Took it easy going up, good bit of walking, and then just ran the whole thing down. Was feeling good. On the way down, heard it was someone's birthday and got everyone around us to sing Happy Birthday. Pretty cool moment.
Miles 3-4 -- Get off the bridge and try to get into the run/walk groove and line up the timing. But I'm noticing my HR is a lot higher than I'd like, almost at 160 already. That's not good. Not sure if it was running the bridge down, getting into the crowds, or what, but I was getting a bit worried. As we started with the crowds I was high fiving people on the side and the Mrs. could tell I was really sweating and yelled at me to stop and wait to do that until halfway. She could see I wasn't feeling it. I listened to her, and decided to just relax, get into a groove, and fix it
Miles 5-16 -- I started fueling, drinking, and getting into a good rhythm and finally started feeling good. Her sister flew back to NYC (she used to live there) to see us as well as another friend that was running. We got to see her just before mile 8 and again just after mile 12. Very cool, we got to stop and take pictures, and was just adding to the race. Crowds and support just kept building and was so awesome. I knew I would be "ok". Paces were pretty consistent (on Strava, mile 8 was 13ish min/mile due to stopping for pictures as well as potty break for the Mrs, but otherwise just kept cruising. HR mostly in upper 140s, low 150s. In good shape.
Mile 16 -- Queensboro bridge. Had heard this is tough. Decided to just walk it all the way up. On the way up, legs started tightening up. Ran it down and legs were really not liking it. Told her I'll do my best to get to Mile 20 but not sure I can do this to the finish.
Mile 17-19 -- Legs really hurting. The changes between running and walking were getting harder. HR was fine, but this going to be a tough final 10k. Made the decision and told her I could run the final 10k but it's going to be miserable and I'd rather walk and enjoy it. She's all for it.
Miles 20-24 -- Started walking. Since she has a harder time keeping up walking with me she's just doing a slow shuffle. So I'm just trying to walk as fast as I can. I look down and see 14ish min/mile pace. Whoa, not what I was expecting. HR still low, around 105ish, so I try to keep pushing the walking pace. Kept it up for 4 miles and was down in the 13s even doing nothing but walking. We were actually passing runners. Now, the back of knees were ON FIRE, feet were barking, but otherwise I was in great shape and enjoying the last part of the race. Goal now is to get in before 5pm when the sun sets.
Miles 25-26.2 -- Mile 24 is this sneaky brutal climb before you get into Central Park. I was really pushing. It was a relief to see some downhills as we got into the park so I started running them. It actually felt good after the walking. Ran every downhill then would walk in between. For the last mile, decided to save it for the last 400m so we could run it in together. And that's what we did.
Overall time was 5:23:58. Nothing special, but considering everything, I'll take it. Most important was that we got to do it together and really enjoyed so much of it. Got to eat food from the crowd, take pictures, even had a shot of beer together and just took it all in. Crowds were incredible, weather was perfect, and in the end, I'm SO glad I listened to SC and signed up at the beginning of the year.
Definitely sore today, but otherwise feeling good, got the bad taste of Berlin out, and got to see how the experience of doing this before could carry me to the end. Not finishing wasn't an option, but that I did it and had fun doing it, that's what counts. Oh, and the Mrs. said this was her most fun marathon ever, getting all the candy and pictures and just enjoying the whole experience.
ChiefD
Footballguy
well la-di-da just decided on a whim to do the curly shuffle all the way through 26.2 miles in new york city and all the while act like a tourist by eating food, drinking some brews and being a total picture whore with all the admirers who were clearly there to see me work the crowd like the mayor of new york and oh did i mention i didn't even really train for this or care about it until i got there and had a ball on a long stroll with my very patient wife and totally smash my goal of 6 hours and i didn't even have to walk in the dark..........
