October 18, 2004
NEW PERSONAL BEST: 2004 INDIANAPOLIS HALF-MARATHON
 Aching muscles; can't sleep; here's why...I participated in the 9th Annual Indianapolis Marathon & Half-Marathon this past Saturday, and I'm sincerely proud to share that I broke the 3-hour barrier for the half-marathon, bettering my previous best for the 13.1 mile race by over 15 minutes. My time of 2:57:29 was a minute-and-a-half off of my goal of 2:56:00, but hey, I'll take it! A recap of all of my races shows some solid improvement:
2003 500 Festival Half-Marathon (May 3, 2003): 4:01:18
2003 Indianapolis Half-Marathon (Oct. 18, 2003): 3:36:47
2004 500 Festival Half-Marathon (May 10, 2004): 3:15:00
2004 Indianapolis Half-Marathon (Oct. 16, 2004): 2:57:29
Because of all the running I did this time around--I ran and jogged for around six-and-a-half miles of this year's race--my body aches unlike it did from any of my previous efforts. Regardless, I'm really glad I did it. The fall colors were in full bloom, and the 50 degree temperatures made for a rather enjoyable jaunt thru the historic Fort Benjamin Harrison course.
Finally, out of the 1,231 people who finished this year's race, I placed 1,026, which is a lot better than last year's finish of 1,252 out of 1,266. More pictures soon!
Posted by Mikal at October 18, 2004 1:15 AM
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Congratulations Mikal! I knew you could do it. You should be very proud of yourself buddy, you shaved over an hour off of your first marathon ... impressive!
I am glad mother nature was kind to you on Saturday, I see you wore shorts again. ; )
Nice job Mikal!! Very proud of you! Keep up the hard work.
:)
Congratulations! Great job. The more marathons/races you do, the better your time (and the less sore you'll feel). When's the next race?
Way to go Mikal! That's the way you do it. "Far better is it to dare mighty deeds....than to take rank with those poor soles who know neither victory or defeat." T.Roosevelt
Wow.. Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment! Great Job Mikal!!!
What's your next event?
Hey Mikal, congrats on the improvement. I have to tell you I was once a very good runner, and I always hurt after a really good race. Sometimes I even had to walk down the stairs backwards for a few days.
Could you please send me an email. I am not seeing your email on the site, and the one I have handy is your former employer. It probably wouldn't be all that effective.
Your site design is badly broken in firefox by the way even though it looks really really good in ie. We need to help you get the template fixed. I have to scroll forever to see content. You should switch to firefox by the way ... it is so much better to use.
Good for you! Keep up the good work. Get ready for the 2005 Mini.
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