2011 NYC Half Marathon - 1:22:38 / 6:18
Chip Time: 1:22:38 (PR)
Pace: 6:18
Rank: 318/10190
Age Grade: 71.6%
*race pics courtesy of jeff dengate*
Throughout all the NYC halves I've raced in, I was very inconsistent. I raced horribly in 2007, 2009; however did Ok in 2006 and broke my first 1:30 and 1:23 in 2008 and 2011 respectively. For the past several months, this was the only race as of 2011 where I feel that I raced to my current fitness level. The NYC Half marks my first PR of 2011 - whew!
Recently after a PR @ the Ted Corbitt 15K, I've been going through a slump. Well, it was more like going through races where I felt that my training did not translate well with the race results. Maybe I haven't respected recovery days which then impeded the race outcome. Although I had some injuries (sprained ankle @ the armory a few weeks ago, foot tendonitis, bursitis), I still didn't think I competed well on my previous races. On hindsight, I believe that in races, bad and good ones will come hand in hand and if I don't experience the bad, I will never appreciate the good. Hence, this will be one of the races where I will appreciate and savor.
I came into the race with some sort of redemption or some confidence builder. Furthermore, I made sure that during the race, if I stayed behind my teammates Stephen, Kieran and Erin, I should be in good shape. That's basically what I did; to hang/tag along with them as much as possible. It was after mile 10, when i realized I had a chance to PR in this race.
Funny thing was, now that I'm reviewing my splits, I beat my 10K and 15K PRs. However, I will not count that as my "true" PR...just not right. Hence I will try a real definitive 10K and 15K race and pop in a PR...hopefully!
Overall, I'm extremely ecstatic with this race result and I really could not have done it with my CPTC teammates. All the training, the long runs, the track workouts, the coaching (thanks Tony!), friendships/comraderies really made me believe in myself and to train harder.
Again, I'm happy with this result and I know that not every race will be a PR. I'm definitely going to enjoy this result and never take any PR for granted. I think it is time that I give my body a rest with some TLC! Till then...Boston? #1590! My highest Bib# in 3 bahstons baby!
Splits:
01: 6:21:57
02: 6:13:31
03: 6:16:58
04: 6:24:59
05: 6:12:21
06: 6:28:32
07: 6:16:94
08: 6:19:78
09.3: 8:21:31
10: 4:16:77
11: 6:19:98
12: 6:18:26
13: 6:11:04
.1: 37:52
3 Comments:
Again, nice work on the P.R.! Yesterday was such a great day to be out there running fast.
you're still at it congratulations with the new PR!!
Rock solid splits and that is why you PS'd nice run. can't wait to read about Boston...
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