May 6, 2004
RUNNING (err, 'walking/jogging') ANOTHER MINI-MARATHON
Around one year ago today, on just two days notice, I foolishly decided to participate in my first half-marathon. (I say 'foolishly' because I had done no training beforehand, and by the time I hit mile number seven I was hating life, big time.) Nevertheless, on May 3rd, 2003, I completed my first 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, finishing in 4 hours and 1 minute (and placing 22,242 out of 23,000 registered runners). Five months later, in October, I completed the 2003 Indianapolis Half-Marathon; this time in 3 hours and 36 minutes (and placing 98th out of 98 male runners in the 35-39 age category).
With those previous results in mind, this weekend I'll be participating in my third half-marathon. The 2004 500 Festival Mini-Marathon kicks off at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning, and with any luck I'll finish the race between 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., and won't be hating life afterwards :-) A full update to follow on Saturday and/or Sunday. Happy Thursday everyone!
Posted by Mikal at May 6, 2004 5:28 AM
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Good luck Mikal, I will be there too (last time was 6 years ago...). Looks like the weather has some, er, treats in store for us in the form of heat and precipitation. Stay hydrated but don't overhydrate!
