Injury free.
I went to the pacing booth at Expo. I was greeted by Lindsey Gin.
“Which group do you want to run with?”
“I want to run 4 ~ 4.5 hours. Which pacer in this range is the prettiest?”
“If you run 5 minutes faster, you can run with me.”
“OK”
6:30am start was a challenging with uncertain parking in the unfamiliar city.
_race
I ran by heart rate--10 beats within Maff. Pace hovered around 9:00 min/Mi. Lindsay’s group caught me at mile 6 when I ran with a Marathon Maniac. 3 marathons in 90 days was the qualifying standard to wear the loud shirt.
Lindsay was a rock. She held constant pace expect for her potty break.
The co-pacer Brandon was a rock star—like Norm in “Cheers,” everyone knew his name.
Brandon struggled with me during the final miles. I didn’t really hit the wall—the brain just got tired of holding the same speed.
_shoe
I had a blister 1 hour into the race. Altra Provision didn’t work as well as Instinct.
_alcohol
Endurance races seem to inspire spectators to offer food and beers. They usually came in the form of small cups holding watered down alcohol—Miller 64 and Michelob Ultra. The sole beer stop at OKC offered real beer (Ironically OK was infamous for its 3-point beers). My heart rate spiked within seconds.
[spike screenshot at 3:00]
I never felt so strong at end of a marathon. Brandon and Lindsay encouraged sprinting the final yards.
Finishing pace: 6:04
Finishing HR: 178
_#’s
GPS Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Distance: 26.42mi
Time: 3:54:21
Pace: 8:52
Heart rate: 155/184
Chip
Distance: 26.2 mi
Time: 3:54:13
Pace: 8:56
Place: 261/2225
_afterward
Visited with Coopers for couple hours. It was great to get to know Chris.
3.5-hour drive from OKC was hard on lower back.
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