Well, next Sunday is the big race in Chi-town. I’m not sure how I will do. I wanted to score a 3:10 or better. But I can already tell you that isn’t going to happen. As usual, I totally crapped out on my training, right when I was starting to really speed up. I ran a half marathon yesterday in Central Park. I was hoping for a 1:30 or better. I ended up with a 1:35. So, I would have to double those efforts to get my time in Chicago. Seems like a pretty long shot. Part of me is excited to get Chicago out of the way. I have put a lot of pressure on myself to get a good time. Once it is over, I can just kind of coast and relax until the New York Marathon, which I am running purely for the fun factor. Here are some of the stats from yesterday’s half-mara.
Distance: 13.1 Miles, 21.1 Kilometers
Date/Time: October 1, 2011, 9:00 AM
Location: Central Park, NYC
Weather: 60 degrees, 93% humidity, wind 3 mph, overcast.
Total Finishers: Men – 2551 Women – 2406 Total – 4957
| Last Name | First Name | Sex/ Age |
Bib | Team | City | State | Country | Overall Place |
Gender Place |
Age Place |
Net Time |
Pace/ Mile |
| Breinholt | Jacob | M34 | 140 | NYRC | NEW YORK | NY | USA | 496 | 426 | 93 | 1:35:03 | 07:16 |
It seems like running with a beard would be all sweaty and itchy and uncomfortable. Is it?