train wreck race. body was broken down out of nowhere & it had nothing to do with the marathon.
long story short:
- got ~3 hours sleep.
- left hip/left low back/right achilles were bugging from the start of the race.
- left hip tweaked around mile 10. had to "safe run" 16 miles.
- shut it down completely at mile 23 when my hip tweaked again. just jogged it in super slow.
- half marathon was ~2:50 marathon pace, and that was after running the last 3 miles of that 13.1 at 7+ .. sucks :/
- i was ~4th or 5th OA @ mile 15
- I was ~8th or 9th OA @ mile 23 (still 2:58-2:59 marathon pace)
- just couldn't risk pushing it those last miles. plenty of time to run some great marathon times. made the decision to just let it slip away & it didn't bug me at all. safety first.
- i lost like ~10 minutes on my final 3.2 miles, 9:XX-10:XX min/mi pace
apparently I made the Boston 2019 qualifying standard.. but not the guaranteed acceptance time. pretty cool.
left hip/low back still hurting. hope it heals up quick.
going to take some rest days.
could have dropped something big. really sucks.
02/17/2019diet:- ate good
slept alot afterwards.
06:00 AM: (wreckage - race injuries) Fort Lauderdale Marathon: 18th OA / 3rd AG @ 3:09:33 ::: had to shut it down completely the last 3 miles (hip) /// significant left hip tweak @ mile 10, right achilles felt odd mile 1+ /// my first official marathon!-
https://www.strava.com/activities/2156126832-
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3391216362-
http://www.wildsideonline.net/results/2019/a1afull.php- marathon PR: 3:09:33 (-20min)
- 10k split: 38:XX
- half marathon split: 1:25
sucks but whatever. felt like I was in great shape for this. once the mile splits hit 7+ min/mi, i couldn't keep it under 7 without my hip freaking out.. felt something in there earlier on (+ low back), but it spazzed out on me around mile 10 or so. so then had to try and finish this damn thing without wrecking my hip. tried to start getting it back @ mile ~18 or so (worked with a good dude). kept it low 7's (still 2:5X project) until mile ~22. then my hip tweaked bad (leg buckled) and had to shut it down + jog it in.
lame!
felt fine in my endorphin's. which is pretty cool.
decent 10k (38.x)/half split(1:25). wanted to try and go for low 2:50's.
several hours later, hip def feeling it but i don't think it's going to be anything major.
not sure what the fu*k was up with my achilles.
two potentially scary issues, will take a few days off and hope they disappear.
other than that, feel beat up as expected for running 26.2 in a road race.
really sucks. it was hot/humid but it didn't bother me at all, which is cool. HR got pretty low for the 'safe mode' mileage (last 16 miles). had to stay below pain threshold.
thought about dropping out, but 7:XX was bearable so..
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footer stats:
top3 finishes:2019: 6/9
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1
sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0
