I found myself very tired in the run up to the race so having run my 5 and 9 mile runs, I opted for an extra day rest on Friday to prepare for Sunday.
I left home at 6am to get the ferry at 7. The subways are always full of people making their way to the races which is cool. I suspect the ferry is only that busy on one other day of the year, 4 weeks from now!
This was definitely good race day practice. The weather was chilly and some waiting around on Staten Island is always good!
By the time the race started the weather was perfect. The course was pretty nice too - fairly flat, a few inclines. I started off feeling ok, but not great and nervous after my tiredness of the last week. As the race wore on, and we passed under the Verrazano bridge at 5 miles, the awesome DJ had me feeling rejuvenated and I found myself consistently ahead of my usual pace. As I felt good, I kept going. From about 8.5miles came the steepest hill, and with me feeling good while some others were tiring, I motored up overtaking many, which always feels good! As we approached the last couple of miles I could see a good time in sight. While this was only a training run for the main event, the competitive juices were flowing and so I kept up the pace oping to beat 1.55. The last mile, and even better was in sight. I powered through the line in under 1.54, 6 mins better than the NYC Half back in March! Hoping that with 10 mins wiggle room on double the distance, my 4 hour goal is still realistic.
Last big training push this week, now the holidays are over - 5 miles tomorrow, 10 Thursday, 5 Friday and 20 Sunday!!! Then....taper time!!!!!
I left home at 6am to get the ferry at 7. The subways are always full of people making their way to the races which is cool. I suspect the ferry is only that busy on one other day of the year, 4 weeks from now!
This was definitely good race day practice. The weather was chilly and some waiting around on Staten Island is always good!
| Staten Island Half Distance: 13.1 miles, 21.1 kilometers Date/Time: October 7, 2012, 8:30 AM Location: Staten Island Weather: 50 degrees, 61% humidity, cloudy, calm Sponsor: Time Warner Cable Click any blue heading to sort the list. AG = Age Graded. |
| Last Name | First Name | Sex/ Age | Bib | Team | City | State | Country | Overall Place | Gender Place | Age Place | Net Time | 10K Split | Pace per Mile | AG Time | AG Gender Place | AG % |
| Freedman | David | M38 | 4263 | TCON | New York | NY | USA | 2432 | 1834 | 386 | 1:53:50 | 0:55:22 | 08:42 | 1:50:59 | 2022 | 53.36 % |
By the time the race started the weather was perfect. The course was pretty nice too - fairly flat, a few inclines. I started off feeling ok, but not great and nervous after my tiredness of the last week. As the race wore on, and we passed under the Verrazano bridge at 5 miles, the awesome DJ had me feeling rejuvenated and I found myself consistently ahead of my usual pace. As I felt good, I kept going. From about 8.5miles came the steepest hill, and with me feeling good while some others were tiring, I motored up overtaking many, which always feels good! As we approached the last couple of miles I could see a good time in sight. While this was only a training run for the main event, the competitive juices were flowing and so I kept up the pace oping to beat 1.55. The last mile, and even better was in sight. I powered through the line in under 1.54, 6 mins better than the NYC Half back in March! Hoping that with 10 mins wiggle room on double the distance, my 4 hour goal is still realistic.
Last big training push this week, now the holidays are over - 5 miles tomorrow, 10 Thursday, 5 Friday and 20 Sunday!!! Then....taper time!!!!!
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