18 miler today. Cursing the very fabric of my DNA

[ntrprnr 0]

No way am I breaking 4 hours in November. I don't know what the hell has happened to me between last year and now, but I just don't got it.

Perhaps I never had it, and I dreamed last year?

18.4 today in 2:59. That's ugly. That's about a 4:20 marathon. I can probably get it a bit lower, I'm predicting around a 4:10 this year.

Sigh. Turn 35, and your body just goes to shit. So sad...

Ice bath time.

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"Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?"
"Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

[SARLDO 0]

From where I'm sitting, just being able to run a marathon (or 18.4 miles for hat matter) is a huge acomplishment and a testament to your will to run. Some of us just were not built to run fast, a realization that hit me after watching the Kenyan's go by me in the opposite direction during my first half. Remember why you run and enjoy it, don't get down on yourself for not being as fast as you want to be. (jeez, listen to me... one half marathon and i'm giving YOU advise... Sorry) I just turned 41 and am just now discovering the joy of running. Have you forgotten?

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens

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[shropshire 0]

A dull ache in the limbs, is your bodies way of telling you that it's Beer O'clock.

Anything more than a dull ache and you're just being silly.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[ntrprnr 0]

I hate you for being right, Sarldo.

But you're right. I know. It's just depressing. I was faster last year.

Maybe it's time to join the bikers here on DZ.com. Get few centuries under my belt. Broke? Ready?

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"Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?"
"Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

[swedishcelt 0]

Peter, You're still a hottie, you have transformed your body completely in last few years. From someone in the effort of trying to do it too (by my own standard) I know how difficult that is...
Many of us admire and respect you so very much for that. 4:10 would be respectful and you never know, you may actually just do better on the day.

[Broke 0]

Nope but WTF lets do it

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[lippy 771]

Dude I get winded holding the gas pedal down for 18.4 miles. The fact that you're out there running it earns you my respect, for what that's worth

I got nuthin

[jtval 0]

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Sigh. Turn 35, and your body just goes to shit. So sad...

Ice bath time.

Really? SHIT!!
That was my excuse for 30. You mean its gonna get worse?

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[BillyVance 34]

Thank God I don't run anymore. I was a long distance runner from my pre-teen years up until about age 23, going through countless 10K races (best time 37:36) and two marathons, including a 3:29:12 in the last one. I developed a really really bad case of achilles heel tendinitis in both feet that took a year for the pain to go away once I stopped running. Two years later I started skydiving and haven't looked back.

But to those that are able to run at later ages, all my best. Just pace yourself and allow plenty of recovery time. Mix in some other exercise, like swimming or cycling and you won't feel so beat up as if you stuck to running only.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[LittleOne 0]

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a 4:20 marathon

I can't think of a better way to run a marathon but maybe you should wait until you complete it to celebrate?