The picture is me approaching the end of mile 10 and I'm still smiling! I'm sure glad I trained with the Halfwits! I made it and set a PR (2:23:18). I know in my heart that all the Halfwits had a good time and many of you set a PR! You might post a comment to this blog entry and let everyone know how it went for you.
Those of you that participated in the week day training runs probably felt the tempo run muscle memory kick in those last couple of miles. I know I did.
Post race plans: Those of you going on to the Illinois Half Marathon can continue running with Cassie Pollard on Tuesday and Thursday in Washington Park at 5:30 pm. She's planning on being there with water and Gatorade. Also she will be keeping up her distance running on the weekends with 3 more long runs before the May 1st Half Marathon. I'll post her routes here as well.
Also, next week when I get back in town (I'll be in Orlando the rest of the week) I'm planning on starting back with my 5 miles (more or less) at 5 am training on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We start at the Koke Mill Medical Center at the corner of Old Jax and Koke Mill. If you are an early bird please feel free to join us. The more the merrier...
Long Runs on Saturdays: If you want to keep your distance legs tuned up you might consider running with the X2's The X2's have 3 more long runs planned for May 1st.
Also, I will post routes from time to time for those looking to join a group throughout the spring and summer. Stay tuned.
Thinking of running a marathon this year? I'm sure that there will be several fall marathon groups forming so look for postings related to those on this blog. I'll post them here as I become aware of them. An 18 week training program is recommended so by the end of May there should be several groups forming to train for a fall marathon.
All is well that ends well. Thanks again to everyone that made the Halfwits a success this year!
I'll see you on the road!
-Bill
2010 Halfwits
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