4:29
Run with John for a few miles for his first marathon (John’s guesstimate pace 9:00min/M).
Save enough legs for OKC Marathon following weekend.
_race
John was feeling good and seemed to run a little faster than he should. I felt OK at 9:00 pace. The elevation change was barely noticeable. Casey volunteered and handed us his private energy gummies. Yummy.
_cramp
John’s longest run prior to the race was 17 miles. John cramped near half marathon. We started to walked small sections.
The course has several out and back U-turns. We re-passed the same runners several times
_ flirting with the Oprah Line
In-trouble runners tend to bunch up near the Oprah line after mile 22. We averaged just below 10:00 pace by now.
The girl from Mexico felt discouraged and required a human pacer.
The Baylor kid also lost motivation to run.
The big-bicep guy in neon looked about to pass out.
Everyone seemed ready to quit, but our cars were parked at finish line. We continued the march.
I was proud of John's maintaining sense of humor.
It felt good to be part of John’s athletic milestone.
_#’s
GPS Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Distance: 26.29 mi
Time: 4:23:23
Pace: 10:01
Heart rate: 144/169
Chip
Distance: 26.2 mi
Time: 4:24:30
Pace: 10:06
Place: 83/205
_afterward
Indian buffet at Our House was delicious.
Signed up for OKC Marathon in 8 days.
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