It was four years ago today
Nov0620111:25 p.m.
Can't believe that four years ago this weekend I ran my first marathon at the awesome New York City Marathon. It was everything I expected of my first race and so much more. First of 24 so far. One of the advantages of blogging is that you can look back and recapture some of the raw emotions and experiences along the way.
http://www.realbuzz.com/blogs/u/Keith_L/to-infinity-groundhog-day/posts/well-thats-that-i-suppose/
Made all the mistakes of a first timer. My first mile was sub 7 minutes on one of hardest miles on course, second was sub 6, and spent the first 5 miles weaving in and out of people. Paid for it in last 10 miles. Got totally fixated on time in build up and allowed it to spoil my experience a bit - real tip for other first timers not to get stressed too much about time for teh first one- getting round is an achievement in itself.
Still the slowest of all my road marathons but definitely one of the best.
Running wise a relatively easier week just tipping over 30 miles with todays 16miles.Lovely run not pushing it just enjoying the pace between heavy weeks. Just under 2:08 in total.
Hope all is well in your blogging worlds
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nooby2shoes 'happy 'marathon' birthday!!! ' added 6th Nov 2011
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baf81 'Hi Keith, just wondered what training plan you would recommend, i was thinking of starting the 24 week plan frrom the VLM website, starting tomorrow, maybe some one with as much marathon experience as yourself could recommend a better one? I would appreciate your advice! ' added 6th Nov 2011
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Mrs_Old_Bird 'Well done, Keith. Would you have thought, four years ago, that you would have carried on to achieve so much more? Big respect to you!' added 6th Nov 2011
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Hat 'I can't believe you've only been running marathons for 4 years! And that you've run 24 in that time - absolutely fantastic!' added 6th Nov 2011
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SeanG 'You've come along way in the 4 years. They say that it takes 7 years before you peak....3 good years left then! Me, I'm going downhill! :-(' added 6th Nov 2011
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Petecw29 '24 in 4 years!! Amazing Keith and great running.' added 6th Nov 2011
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Rob_Barber 'Yours is certainly an inspirational story of continued self improvement and success Keith - 4 really good years, you even the had the obligatory rough patch too and passed that test with flying colours too. Greatest respect to you.' added 6th Nov 2011
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BiGPoPPa 'Belated Happy Anniversary :o)' added 7th Nov 2011
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Johnf 'Yes it is hard to believe only 4 years. You must have had so much time on your hands before then. Great running throughout.' added 7th Nov 2011
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glen_b 'Happy Birthday!! And only one every 2 months on average, nice to see you have been taking it easy since Keith?!' added 7th Nov 2011
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simonedumergue '24 in 4 years - wowee, that's brilliant. You just seem to eat them up for breakfast these days though! And I would gladly take a sub 4, so pretty good starting point really! You have developed so much as a runner - really inspiring :-)' added 7th Nov 2011
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judith 'Amazing and brilliant 24 in 4 years. Keep up the hard work.' added 7th Nov 2011
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