PR
"Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
- William Faulkner
"Every victory has it's price. How much are you willing to pay?
Answer: $90 per month."
- found on the workout board at Brophy East Sports Campus
Yesterday I competed in the PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon. What was slated to be a full marathon got cut back to a 1/2 due to nagging injuries that wouldn't go away. I've completed a full marathon before, know I can do it again, but needed to bow out. I'll break the 4 Hour Barrier at some other point in time, just not in this race.
The 1/2 went pretty well. The first four miles were run at about a 9 minute mile--miles 1 thorugh 4 were really well marked for time. This was the "Oh shit!" moment of the race. At mile 5 I significantly increased the paced and was running well below an 8 minute mile--I tried to do the splits in my head but simple division gets much harded with increased fatigue--and held this all the way to mile 10. This is where I usually have another "gear" to go to, but it just wasn't there. So, miles 10 through 13 were run at about the same pace as miles 5 through 9, but it just hurt more to hold that pace. The last .10 mile was an all out sprint. Race time: 1:43:06--a new personal record for the 1/2 marathon.
It felt really great to go out there and compete yesterday. Looking back on the race, I could have shaved about 2 minutes off my final time if I had set my watch when the gun went off, but that's about it. I was exhausted when I crossed the finish line, and my exhaustion was confirmed again today when I woke up at 1 PM, and couldn't walk without making odd noises indicative of pain.
It was last year at this time that I got the idea to create this blog. A family member had set-up a family page on yahoo.com, and I was pretty much the only person who was posting stuff consistently. This got pretty old after about a week. If nobody was going to contribute stuff, that I might as well go off the reservation and start my own thing. I am glad that I have.
Not much else going on. I'm really excited to go back to work tomorrow. Sounds kinda corny, but I am. Lots of good learning to do.
Namaste
- William Faulkner
"Every victory has it's price. How much are you willing to pay?
Answer: $90 per month."
- found on the workout board at Brophy East Sports Campus
Yesterday I competed in the PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon. What was slated to be a full marathon got cut back to a 1/2 due to nagging injuries that wouldn't go away. I've completed a full marathon before, know I can do it again, but needed to bow out. I'll break the 4 Hour Barrier at some other point in time, just not in this race.
The 1/2 went pretty well. The first four miles were run at about a 9 minute mile--miles 1 thorugh 4 were really well marked for time. This was the "Oh shit!" moment of the race. At mile 5 I significantly increased the paced and was running well below an 8 minute mile--I tried to do the splits in my head but simple division gets much harded with increased fatigue--and held this all the way to mile 10. This is where I usually have another "gear" to go to, but it just wasn't there. So, miles 10 through 13 were run at about the same pace as miles 5 through 9, but it just hurt more to hold that pace. The last .10 mile was an all out sprint. Race time: 1:43:06--a new personal record for the 1/2 marathon.
It felt really great to go out there and compete yesterday. Looking back on the race, I could have shaved about 2 minutes off my final time if I had set my watch when the gun went off, but that's about it. I was exhausted when I crossed the finish line, and my exhaustion was confirmed again today when I woke up at 1 PM, and couldn't walk without making odd noises indicative of pain.
It was last year at this time that I got the idea to create this blog. A family member had set-up a family page on yahoo.com, and I was pretty much the only person who was posting stuff consistently. This got pretty old after about a week. If nobody was going to contribute stuff, that I might as well go off the reservation and start my own thing. I am glad that I have.
Not much else going on. I'm really excited to go back to work tomorrow. Sounds kinda corny, but I am. Lots of good learning to do.
Namaste
posted by Zen_Accountant at 3:52 PM
1 Comments:
Congratulations on your 1/2. You
had a plan and adapted to the
circumstances. Sounds like a good
strategy for anything and everything. I have signed my con-
tract and have received my first
payment for the practice. I am
committed to three years at the new
office. I now have approximately
57 projects to complete during the
transition. I start at my new
office in mid-March. Just like you, I am very excited to begin this new phase of my career. I have always said that my redemption
is through my work. And so I continue . . .
On another note, Mike said he would do
yoga with me on the Saturday morning of Lala's wedding. Want to
join us? Maybe some other family
members will participate. I think
it could be a highlight. Went to
Lala's bridal shower in Santa Barbara on Sunday. The girl has
found a very cushy niche. Can't
wait to see everybody.
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