Condolences to folks grieving after yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing. Appreciate seeing upcoming road race & blog site favourites also posting comments of support.
BolderBOULDER (Memorial Day 10K in Boulder)
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Boston, the Boston running community and the Boston Marathon family.
Colfax Marathon: Denver’s Ultimate Urban Tour (May half-marathon in Denver)
The Colfax Marathon Partnership extends our heartfelt sympathies to the victims and families affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon. This was a senseless and shocking act.
Kilian Jornet
My strong thoughts go out to Boston today. #run4boston #prayforboston
Mayor’s Marathon & Half Marathon (June marathon in Alaska)
Our sincere condolences to those affected by the tragedy at today’s Boston Marathon. Out of respect for that situation, we have postponed our pending announcement regarding the Mayor’s Marathon and Half-Marathon, originally scheduled for April 16 (tomorrow).
The Trail Show
Here at TTS, our condolences go to the folk of Boston. A tragedy like this makes all of us realize how fortunate we are to find tranquility and solace in nature. Boston will not be far from our thoughts.
Boston Marathon Finish Line, 1910
Like they say: ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you Stronger’ 🙂
- Completed my first half marathon of 2013 AND surpassed 400 miles YTD
- BANGED UP BODY:
- right knee ligament strain
- blister/calluses on left foot
- dropped a toe nail on right foot &
- needed a Benadryl shot after an unexpected food allergy to Kashi bars
UPDATE: Woke up mentally strong today and ready to hit it hard for April. Adding only minimal mileage next month, focused on hill running, pace & consistency. Might even add an April fitness goal – xx push-ups a day?
Movie(s) of the Week
“Argo” (2012 Oscar Best Picture winner) – Iranian hostage thriller
“Doctor Zhivago” (2002 British mini-series & 1965 Golden Globe Best Picture winner) – WOW!
Thought this was strictly a love story so previously never made the attempt. Typical Russian novel: intense love/hopeless heartache, artistic beauty/graphic conflict & of course, concludes with a death. Having lived in Russia for 3 years (albeit not during the Revolution), I appreciated this dark rollercoaster drama.
Book-a-Month Goal/March
‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ by Garth Stein – written from a dog’s point-of-view; my favourite book YTD
Runner Log
Sat Mar 16th – RACE DAY (Canyonlands Half Marathon 13.1 miles, Moab UT)
Wed Mar 20th – 4 miles
Thu Mar 21st – 10 miles
Sat Mar 23rd – 2.25 miles
Sun Mar 24th – 10.65 miles
Mon Mar 25th – 11 miles
Wed Mar 27th – 10 miles
YTD total – 446 miles
3 months down, 3 months to go. Time for a half-marathon.
Left work early on Friday to get a start on the 6 hour haul to Moab. Surprisingly I didn’t mind the drive as much as I had been dreading. With Ro at Camp Bow Wow in Boulder, I took time to take in the view. Nothing like the drive on I-70, crossing the Continental Divide, followed by the winding curves through Glenwood Canyon to Utah. Beautiful.
Arrived in Moab, found my hotel sold out and was given a voucher to the Ramada – where they had reserved a room for me literally feet from Highway 191. ARGH! Luckily I was super tired; put the TV on low to drown out passing 18-wheelers causing my door to rattle & door to shake 🙁 Wake-up call never happened (double ARGH!) but luckily brought a back-up alarm. Ready to flee my Ramada rental space — looking forward to Saturday race day!
Race packet pick-up at 630am then parked at Swanny City Park where school buses shuttled runners to Canyonlands for the start of my first half marathon. A bit cooler than expected but soon forgot the chill. Gorgeous rock caverns made this race by far my most scenic run to date. Hard to peel the smile from my face.
Half marathon didn’t start ’til 10am – so had a few hours to kill. Could have carried a negative attitude about the wait, but looked around – WOW! – & decided to immerse myself in my geo- surroundings. There was time, I am strong, I could do this. Hiked up the canyon wall – the natural rock providing several easy hand-holds. No worries.
Who hikes before a half marathon? I do! What’s the point of a life journey if you don’t stop and enjoy the ride. AMAZING!
Grabbed a hot chocolate & lined up in time for our race gun start. Was placed in the last wave (no pre-qual time) – but on a positive note, passed more than 2,000 people before crossing the finish line 🙂
Overall pace was slower than expected but finished strong, literally sprinting the last hundred yards.
Devoured post-race oranges & bananas, then caught some zzzz’s in the park…soaking up the day’s sunshine.
Hooray my half is in the past – 13.1 miles to go and I’ll be marathon ready!
Got something even bigger planned for April – before my 25K trail race in Colorado Springs. Sky diving for the first time on April 13th! How cool (& scary) is that? LOVE LOVE LOVE my Colorado life!
Here are your results for the Canyonlands Half Marathon:
Your final time is 02:05:15 at a 00:09:13 pace.
You finished 1379 out of 3189 in the HALF MARATHON.
You finished 75 out of 129 in your class.
Moab Half Marathon (pre-race clip)
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- pre-race pic in Canyonlands Nat’l Park
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- more than 2 hours ’til race time, decided to climb UP
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- quiet reflection time ABOVE the other runners
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- last wave (no pre-qual time); so literally passed 2000 runners to finish
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- motivated by native drumming at mile 9
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- post-race pic in Swanny City Park
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- caught some zzz’s in the park before Colorado drive home
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- victory dinner at McGowan’s home in Vail
