Broomfield BLUE

Well they all don’t go well.  Perspective, lesson learned.  Heavy work week = poor prep, excuses/lack of effort.  Whether you travel 2 time zones away or kick it local – you put on the bib, you give 110%.  Marathon limped into November (after an amazing October).  Sad face.

Saturday HOME: laundry, toilets & house cleaning – yep, I do that too.  Menial tasks provide an unexpected mental lift.  Tasks you start/do/complete without much thinking, almost methodical.  Let’s the mind relax: Insta-results.  Effort rewarded/job well done, no training miles required.

Time change Sunday, an extra hour of life.  Body clock still wired early.  Reset all time-keepers (even the Jeep), double-walked Pup, purchased groceries, load of dishes AND ran 26.2 miles.

Broomfield Blue, day’s run theme – only prerace thought put into this week’s long run.  Running tights, cap, double shirt’d (blue over blue), everything BLUE (dude: RED gloves).  Plugged address into Google maps, 18 minute drive – city parked, pinned my bib, 7 minutes ’til Start.  Small urban trail event, inaugural marathon – signed up/registered to support my neighboring Flatirons community.  Not easy to organize a BRAND NEW MARATHON: gather permits, address tens of emails, secure volunteers.  Gotta support your peeps.  Much appreciated Broomfield folks!

Overcast & cold.  Season’s first run outta shorts.  Regrets none, flurries blew second Half.

First mile asphalt, next 7 trail.  Steep elevation climb.  Hit it hard, hit it fast.  Always go out too quick, I’m a lousy pacer.  Posted a 7:43/mile – I don’t run that fast.  Assume Strava got hacked.

Most of the next 10 miles, blah.  Ran the bike path ‘long Highway 36.  Exposed, ZERO trees, big truck fumes.  Notta fan.  Great support/volunteers every 2 miles – just hard to hide the ugly.

Gut blew before Half.  No meds.  Self-diagnosed myself cured after 4 great run weeks.  Entirely avoidable, super frustrating.

LONG 2^nd Half, THREE long hours.  Wind picked up/cold.  Notta lotta opportunities to drop.  Last 4-5 miles within city o’ Broomfield spotlighted town buildings, manicured parks – unfortunately mentally shot; adverse weather: head down/fought to finish.

Handed a medal, reclused in the Jeep: HEAT cranked up HIGH.  Meds, shower, hour nap.  Better luck next week.

Frown upside DOWN?  Baseball cap, big comfy sweats & a giant Coke.  Movie nite solves everything 😊

Broomfield Trails Marathon

Sunday, November 4, 2018

 

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