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Hmm, it seems that my ISP’s news server didn’t pick up my own post or Roger’s original post (I can’t see them).  But anyway, I was thinking, if I held my pace through 20 miles and slowed down the last 6, then a pace team probably wouldn’t have helped me anyway.  Heh.  Didn’t realize that till last night. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Wow, great job, especially considering the heat and only two races before. As for the heat, well it always slows me down, no if ands butts about it. It sounds like they were planning on a 4:00 pacer but something might have happened.  Hmmm, I wonder if I could have stood in for the missing 4 hour pacing rabbit.  ;-)  Oh no, then they would probably call me Roger Rabbit for sure and I don’t need that. Grandma’s Marathon the week before GB cut into the volunteer supply. G’ma’s is still VERY popular. The race director indicated she "maybe had a 4:00 replacement", but that vaporized. The 3:15 pacer also decided to attempt a PR. There is no running club in GB, so it’s a bit more dicey rounding up committed pacers. OTOH – Fox Cities Marathon have pacers from the local running club, covering a wide range of times in, I think, 15 minute segments. Denny –

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Congrats Mike. It must be so satisfying having just complete your first marathon! Phil – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I competed in my first marathon on Sunday, in Green Bay.  I have run one 8k and one 10k before, and this was my first race with more than 200 people.  My training started last November and consisted of working up to a high of 46 mi/wk with my longest LSD at 24 mi, run at about 10:30 pace.  I was shooting for a 4:00 marathon (9:09 pace). I thought the event was pretty well organized.  A few things that I was disappointed about were that it was hotter than I expected, there wasn’t as much shade during the race as the web site suggested, and there wasn’t a 4:00 pace team, even though someone from the event personally e-mailed me and told me there would be.  It turns out they had pace teams for 3:20 and 4:40 (Denny Anderson paced the 4:30 team to a 4:29:40 finish – congratulations!) However, the race was pretty flat and I enjoyed the fan support and people putting sprinklers on their lawns.  The Sobe sports drink was also very tasty – the best tasting sports drink I have ever had.  I dont know if it does anything for the muscles but it sure tasts good! As for the actual running, I felt great and was on pace until mile 18, when my right thigh started to cramp.  I managed to keep pace till mile 20, when my left thigh started to cramp.  After that, I guess I hit the wall, and I slowed down and started to put some frequent walking breaks in (usually in the shade). The last six miles were pretty much the most pain and fatigue I have ever felt in my life.  But I managed to put in a good kick at the end for a strong finish.  The feeling of crossing the finish line can’t be beat! My final time was 4:07:59.  8 minutes off my goal, but I’m not too unhappy.  I think that if I work a few more 20+ milers into training, I’ll be able to break 4 hours next time. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the support everyone’s given over the past few months! Mike

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Congratulations on completing your first marathon, Mike! Tony Mueller – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I competed in my first marathon on Sunday, in Green Bay.  I have run one 8k and one 10k before, and this was my first race with more than 200 people.  My training started last November and consisted of working up to a high of 46 mi/wk with my longest LSD at 24 mi, run at about 10:30 pace.  I was shooting for a 4:00 marathon (9:09 pace).   I thought the event was pretty well organized.  A few things that I was disappointed about were that it was hotter than I expected, there wasn’t as much shade during the race as the web site suggested, and there wasn’t a 4:00 pace team, even though someone from the event personally e-mailed me and told me there would be.  It turns out they had pace teams for 3:20 and 4:40 (Denny Anderson paced the 4:30 team to a 4:29:40 finish – congratulations!)   However, the race was pretty flat and I enjoyed the fan support and people putting sprinklers on their lawns.  The Sobe sports drink was also very tasty – the best tasting sports drink I have ever had.  I dont know if it does anything for the muscles but it sure tasts good! As for the actual running, I felt great and was on pace until mile 18, when my right thigh started to cramp.  I managed to keep pace till mile 20, when my left thigh started to cramp.  After that, I guess I hit the wall, and I slowed down and started to put some frequent walking breaks in (usually in the shade).   The last six miles were pretty much the most pain and fatigue I have ever felt in my life.  But I managed to put in a good kick at the end for a strong finish.  The feeling of crossing the finish line can’t be beat! My final time was 4:07:59.  8 minutes off my goal, but I’m not too unhappy.  I think that if I work a few more 20+ milers into training, I’ll be able to break 4 hours next time. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the support everyone’s given over the past few months! Mike

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Wow, great job, especially considering the heat and only two races before. As for the heat, well it always slows me down, no if ands butts about it. It sounds like they were planning on a 4:00 pacer but something might have happened.  Hmmm, I wonder if I could have stood in for the missing 4 hour pacing rabbit.  ;-)  Oh no, then they would probably call me Roger Rabbit for sure and I don’t need that.

Grandma’s Marathon the week before GB cut into the volunteer supply. G’ma’s is still VERY popular. The race director indicated she "maybe had a 4:00 replacement", but that vaporized. The 3:15 pacer also decided to attempt a PR. There is no running club in GB, so it’s a bit more dicey rounding up committed pacers. OTOH – Fox Cities Marathon have pacers from the local running club, covering a wide range of times in, I think, 15 minute segments. Denny –

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Wow, great job, especially considering the heat and only two races before. As for the heat, well it always slows me down, no if ands butts about it. It sounds like they were planning on a 4:00 pacer but something might have happened.  Hmmm, I wonder if I could have stood in for the missing 4 hour pacing rabbit.  ;-)  Oh no, then they would probably call me Roger Rabbit for sure and I don’t need that. Once again great job.         Roger – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I competed in my first marathon on Sunday, in Green Bay.  I have run one 8k and one 10k before, and this was my first race with more than 200 people.  My training started last November and consisted of working up to a high of 46 mi/wk with my longest LSD at 24 mi, run at about 10:30 pace.  I was shooting for a 4:00 marathon (9:09 pace). I thought the event was pretty well organized.  A few things that I was disappointed about were that it was hotter than I expected, there wasn’t as much shade during the race as the web site suggested, and there wasn’t a 4:00 pace team, even though someone from the event personally e-mailed me and told me there would be.  It turns out they had pace teams for 3:20 and 4:40 (Denny Anderson paced the 4:30 team to a 4:29:40 finish – congratulations!) However, the race was pretty flat and I enjoyed the fan support and people putting sprinklers on their lawns.  The Sobe sports drink was also very tasty – the best tasting sports drink I have ever had.  I dont know if it does anything for the muscles but it sure tasts good! As for the actual running, I felt great and was on pace until mile 18, when my right thigh started to cramp.  I managed to keep pace till mile 20, when my left thigh started to cramp.  After that, I guess I hit the wall, and I slowed down and started to put some frequent walking breaks in (usually in the shade). The last six miles were pretty much the most pain and fatigue I have ever felt in my life.  But I managed to put in a good kick at the end for a strong finish.  The feeling of crossing the finish line can’t be beat! My final time was 4:07:59.  8 minutes off my goal, but I’m not too unhappy.  I think that if I work a few more 20+ milers into training, I’ll be able to break 4 hours next time. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the support everyone’s given over the past few months! Mike

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Hi all, I competed in my first marathon on Sunday, in Green Bay.  I have run one 8k and one 10k before, and this was my first race with more than 200 people.  My training started last November and consisted of working up to a high of 46 mi/wk with my longest LSD at 24 mi, run at about 10:30 pace.  I was shooting for a 4:00 marathon (9:09 pace).   I thought the event was pretty well organized.  A few things that I was disappointed about were that it was hotter than I expected, there wasn’t as much shade during the race as the web site suggested, and there wasn’t a 4:00 pace team, even though someone from the event personally e-mailed me and told me there would be.  It turns out they had pace teams for 3:20 and 4:40 (Denny Anderson paced the 4:30 team to a 4:29:40 finish – congratulations!)   However, the race was pretty flat and I enjoyed the fan support and people putting sprinklers on their lawns.  The Sobe sports drink was also very tasty – the best tasting sports drink I have ever had.  I dont know if it does anything for the muscles but it sure tasts good! As for the actual running, I felt great and was on pace until mile 18, when my right thigh started to cramp.  I managed to keep pace till mile 20, when my left thigh started to cramp.  After that, I guess I hit the wall, and I slowed down and started to put some frequent walking breaks in (usually in the shade).   The last six miles were pretty much the most pain and fatigue I have ever felt in my life.  But I managed to put in a good kick at the end for a strong finish.  The feeling of crossing the finish line can’t be beat! My final time was 4:07:59.  8 minutes off my goal, but I’m not too unhappy.  I think that if I work a few more 20+ milers into training, I’ll be able to break 4 hours next time. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the support everyone’s given over the past few months! Mike

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