Coach Hayley ran the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon and finished with a time of 1:17:34.
My fastest time in 2.5 years….hopefully, I’m on the comeback trail now! Not a PB but fairly pleased with this on tired, marathon legs.
Juan Gil ran the Medellin Marathon and finished this race in the time of 4:24.
Few things didn’t work as planned. Friday pre-race my grandma past away, So Saturday flight needed to be changed for a night flight. Race day. Early morning was rainy and super humid (90%), but weather didn’t feel hot at all. First km my Garmin didn’t start, so I lost like 5 minutes trying to fix it.
I noticed that when I stared running my heart rate was higher than usual but I was feeling very strong but I took it 1km at a time, it was a difficult course as it was very hilly. At km 22, I was very positive of how I was feeling as I need to get to that point with fresh legs as there was a 10k up run from km 20 to km 30. Km 25 is where my stomach problems stared by km 27 I was walking due to heavy pain. I was living a nightmare and trying to run and finish the race was the main objetive. Thanks God last 12k where downhill. Last 3 kms I ran them with my heart and mind. Last 500mts crowd helped a lot but I pushed my self too hard and I hurt my left hamstring.
I can not regret of my time, it was not what I planned but I am sure I ran the best race I could. I learned to suffer much more and that I am stronger that I thought (heart and mind). Thanks to all my coaches and RC, I am sure I was very well prepared, my training got me to the finish line. I am ready for my next Marathon and Triathlon!!!!
Len Guzzino ran the Berlin Marathon with a finishing time of 4:22:34.
This was the first marathon where I ran a consistent pace from start to finish and did not have to walk at all. It was also my third world major so I am halfway to my goal of running the six world majors! Not I just need to work my time down to try and get under 4 hours.
Bob Muehring ran the First Energy Akron Half Marathon and finished in a time of 1:42:22. This was a personal record by 3:43.
Another half marathon in the books and another PR. This is my third race in 2018 and I’ve PR’d all 3 (8K in June, half marathon in early August, then todays PR beating my August time). Weather was perfect, 54 degrees, overcast, slight breeze. I once thought at 1:45:00 was a dream, never imagined today’s result. Stats-1:42:22, 7:49 pace (PR over the August Half PR) by 3:43. 226 out of 2970 overall, 169 out of 1294 male, 13 out of 109 male 55-59.
2 things I still can’t wrap my brain around about 2018—first, how do I keep running so fast all the while having more aches/pains and such throughout training, and secondly, how do I keep getting faster at age 57? Although I may not have all of the answers to these 2 question, I think I have to give credit to all of the coaches here at Runners Connect. I truly believe I would never have improved nearly 5 minutes this year (from my old half marathon time back in 2015 or 2016). I can only believe that I’m training smarter/better since joining Runners Connect and having a better approach to training. 2018 has been a great year.
Mihael Lorbeg ran the Medvode Run 10k, finishing this distance in the time of 44:00:00.
This was a great race. I felt strong the whole race and was just waiting for the breakdown. And it didn’t come. I was so happy at the end I sprinted the last 300m. The course of the race is quite difficult. You have to run 2 circles of 5 km and each has 2 hills.
I’m really feeling great because I know I still have it and that I will do even better the next time. I finished in 44 minutes and this is a great time if I consider my PB is 43 min.
Kathryn Pettijohn ran the Race to Educate Half Marathon and finished this distance in the time of 2:04:17.
I placed! Ok, only third (the overall female winner was in my age group). Ugh! I don’t know where this came from. I was nervous considering my issues the last couple of weeks, but everything just fell into place today. Some mild discomfort around mile eight but dug in. This was a *few minutes* slower than last year (was second in age), but I’m really pleased. I can’t believe the negative splits at the end. I thought I’d be around 10-minute pace as prescribed. Finished with my fastest pace, under eight! Crazy! Thank you all. Oh, and I did the Myrtl warmup before—thanks, Coach Michael!
April Palmer ran the Wells done run 5k and finished this race in the time of 27:55:00.
Course faster and weather cooler so that was nice but I have not been running much so my time reflects it. But it will be a good starting point for my next running goals.
Michal Jordan-Rozwadowski ran the Oakville Half Marathon and finished in 1:37:30. This was a PR by 1 minute and 30 seconds!
What made this race special is that it was a PB, but in the middle of a training block, with no taper, and at the end of a 65k week.
Lindsay Mitchell ran the Smuttynose Half Marathon with a finishing time of 1:42:26.
I had a race plan and executed it. I could essentially run my target marathon pace for the spring for about 10 miles without tapering and three days of speedier running ahead of time. It is a good feeling.
Susan Spencer ran the Wineglass Marathon and finished with a time of 3:43:46. This was a new personal record by 13 minutes!
Age group and century PR – A great race for my 21st century comeback! Very well organized, welcoming small town race, slightly downhill on mainly rural roads. They give you a Wineglass and bottle of champagne, so good swag. But it will be hugely special to me since it’s my comeback after 18 years away from marathons and I ran the fastest I had since 1991.
Brian Carter ran the Clarence DeMar Marathon and finished in a time of 3:24:04. This was a massive personal record by 16 minutes!
BQ and 16 minute PR! Thanks a lot Coaches! Thanks RunnerConnect!
Aaron Sobel ran the City of Pittsburgh Great Race 10k and finished this distance in the time of 50:57:00, which was a PR by 3 minutes!
This was definitely a big PR. I’ve struggled with finishing 10K’s well in the past but not today. I was determined to overcome the mental/physical block that usually happens to me late in a race. Coming through Mile 5, my pace had ballooned up as I was feeling the cumulative fatigue. I told myself Mile 6 was suck it up time and responded with a 7:30 mile! It felt great to finish strong and not give up. Really happy with this PR.
Yoi Ohsako ran the Wineglass Half Marathon with a finishing time of 1:34:02, which was a PR by 37 seconds!
What made this race so special besides for the PR is that the people of Corning, NY were so friendly and supportive. The volunteers go up and beyond to make sure that every runner experience the race of a lifetime. Amazing community. I highly recommend this race.
Will Lamb ran the Glasgow Half Marathon and finished this race in the time of 1:27.42. This was a PR by 4 minute 26 seconds!
It was definitely a big PR. I’m still amazed that I did it! I have been fighting a litany of injuries over the last 18 months, most recently plantar fasciitis. To crush my previous PR by nearly 4.5 minutes without injuring myself again feels like an amazing gift. It’s been 2 years since my first proper race, at the same venue. I set out with two goals in mind: 1) break 1:30; 2) break 1:28. I was confident that I could manage goal 1. I knew goal 2 was a more of a stretch, but I had managed the paces in training.
When the gun went off, I focussed on getting up the hill right in front of us. I wanted to negative split, and planned on holding around 6:47-6:50 pace for the first three miles. This went fine. I wanted to hold 6:45 until about mile 8, when I was going to slowly shift to a faster pace. I jump started it around mile 7, when I dropped to 6:35. I wish I had held off just a bit during that mile, but I was feeling pretty good.
From mile 8, I started pushing harder. Barring any catastrophes, I knew that I would definitely break 1:30. Mile 10, things were starting to get tough. From mile 11, it is a blur. My legs were starting to lose edge, and I had to work really hard to keep up the pace. The last mile – well, we all know that feeling. But when I heard my friends Eric and Tracey call out my name, around 200m to go, it was wonderful. As I turned the corner and saw the finish line, the clock was about 1:27.20. I sucked up all of my remaining energy and sprinted with everything I had: I wanted to break that damned 1:28! I passed the finish line at about 1:27.50, forgetting that my chip time would be faster!
Eric had my official time – 1:27.42. I was and still am pretty ecstatic about this. And I really couldn’t have done it without the spot-on coaching that I’ve received here. Thank you to all of the fantastic folk at RunnersConnect! You got me back on my feet again, and helped me to do even better than I thought I could. I rave about you to all my running friends for good reason!
Jonathan Bogaard ran the Bucktown 5k and finished with a time of 23:22.
New race for me and fun time with awesome weather and a great course. I should have been able to PR after a strong training cycle and with great weather but I just didn’t get it done. Still 2nd best time ever for me in 5K. My performance may have been impacted by helping my neice move on Saturday – lots of box lifting. On the next training cycle.
Val Hinsperger ran the Kitchisspi Half Marathon and finished with a time of 1:48:40, which was a PR by 10 minutes!
I had entered this race last year and had to miss it due to a very bad cold. Now this year- three weeks ago, my legs started feeling stiff. I considered bailing. On one run, I met a coyote. The coyote is known as the trickster – the message is you can do it but there will be tricks along the way:
Trick question one : Are you really injured?
Lesson: Take precautions but live your life. Two massages, ice baths, long distance swim in freezing water, and a long walk the day before the race. Jump in and see what happensTrick queston two: Do you trust the mentors?
I have never run with a pace plan before in my entire running career. I did not do one single race since the May half marathon so had no idea where I would be. You coaches put together a fantastic schedule and I left it to you running God’s to guide me. In each part of the race I channelled the workouts with your advice in mind – easy warm up, steady run, surges on the hills in the middle of the long runs, tempo run, and run as fast as you can. It engaged my brain and was really fun. Thank you Thank youTrick question three: Do you need technology?
I dilligently put in the paces and then forgot to push the start button – noticing it about 800 metres in. Was I going to fall apart or trust the program. I trusted the program and forgot the watch!The coyote was right – Life can be tricky dicky but there are signs to help you if you trust and watch for them. This was a very exciting race as I ran it all on my own – only 10 in the race and it spread out . Big smile on my face the whole way. And I won the Halloween Witch!
