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| Ready to roll! |
Well, here we are all pre-race smiles. We trained. We
carbo-loaded. We got up at 4:00am to eat
breakfast and went back to bed for an hour.
We prayed! I even cried a little
bit at race start because I was excited to have Marie running this race with
me. I just knew she could break two hours. It was almost like old times!
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| State Track 2005 |
Then we ran, and ran, and ran for 13.1 miles. I could see her for awhile trotting up ahead of me while I labored along. I was ever so grateful for the shaded Boise Greenbelt because I had forgotten my sunglasses! There was a guy ringing cow bells and I thought perhaps he was just my fan because I saw him at three different locations. Hey Cow Bell Guy, I know you weren’t there just for me, but “Thanks for the support!”
I saw Marie again a half mile before the turn around point
(my mile 6 – her mile7). She was wearing
the watch and called out my time. Right
on pace! Too bad I didn’t drink Gatorade
instead of water at the water stops. I
ran out of fuel about mile 10. That’s
when the walking breaks increased and I fell off pace. My quads were killing me at the 11.5 mile
mark. I crossed Home Plate (finish line
at Hawks Memorial Stadium) at 2:23:04.
That’s 26 minutes faster than last year’s High Desert Trail Run. Respectable.
Marie was waiting for me with our other fans.
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| Some of the fans. |
Some really great things happened! Marie finished in 1:58:12! I knew she could break two hours! We both received finisher medals like this one.
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| T-shirt and finisher medal |
And … we stayed at the after party long enough for me to win
a pair of Pearl Izumi shoes from Shu’s Idaho Running Company! A report on the shoes will follow.
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| My new Pearl Izumi's courtesy of Shu's! |
The verdict is … Fit for Life is a great race! Flat. Shady.
Friendly. Fun! Thanks to Jeff and the folks at BlueCircle Sports for a great time. Thanks
to Marie for running . Thanks,
especially, to Shu’s for the new shoes!
P.S. No after photos due to a dead camera battery. I am ok with that. I don't look so good after!
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