 |
|
|
|
|
October 18, 2003
HALF MARATHON RESULTS
Today I participated in my second-ever half marathon/road race (my first one came in May of this year; click here for more about that experience). I'm happy to share that I finished the race -- which was really more like a brisk walk for me and the others at the back of the pack -- nearly 27 minutes faster than my only previous effort. So without further ado, my official results for the 2003 Indianapolis Marathon & Half-Marathon are as follows:
DISTANCE: 13.1 Miles
TIME: 3:36:47 (three hours, thirty-four minutes, forty-six seconds)
PACE: 16:33 (sixteen minutes, thirty-three seconds per mile)
DIVISION PLACEMENT: 98 out of 98 (in the 35-39 age category)
OVERALL PLACEMENT: 1,251 out of 1,265 (Yeah Baby!)
Special thanks to my friend, co-worker, and workout partner Angela, who helped me train and who had the patience to slow down for me every 15 steps or so. Thanks Angela... I couldn't have done it without you! And, a quick shoutout is also in order for my new back-of-the-pack Lilly friends: Lisa, Chastity, and Kelly (picture here). Thanks ladies for making the 2003 Indianapolis Marathon & Half-Marathon so much fun for both Angela and myself.
Posted by Mikal at October 18, 2003 3:28 PM
| TrackBack
Congrats on finishing! Now...when is that March of Dimes walk?!?! A good cause and good exercise - you can't beat that! I'll have to check into when the next one is.
You should be very proud of yourself Mikal. You trained very hard for this day, and you came through like a champion! Thirteen miles is much farther than it sounds for those of you who havenít tried this yet, even on a beautiful day, with a good group of friends, it was still a rough walk. The order in which one finishes a race, is really not important, what matters is that you met a set goal, crossed the finish line, met some cool new friends, and had a great time doing it. You da man M. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations, Mikal! What an achievement - and to best your previous time: that means you're doing it right. Keep up the effort and hard work.
Wow that's awesome! way to go!
I've always wanted to do that!
Mikal:
Right On!! Way to go. To quote Sly Stallone, in Rocky III (I think?) "If I can change, and you can change, then we can all change!!!"
Seriously, I had a daydream yesterday. New Athletic Shoes. Flash to finishing a workout, wiping up the sweat and noticing how comfortable my feet are. . . Gotta go to Footlocker now. After a Philly Cheesesteak.
WRN
you might thus appreciate this article:
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-0/106716705848450.xml?grpress?NETR
All about not giving up. Everybody (well okay a lot of people) stay until these guys finish the race to cheer them home.
Post a Comment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
