kodi
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I ran St. George Marathon yesterday. It was one year and one day after my valve replacement. It was my 51st marathon, my 11th St. George and my 1st one since surgery. Here is a short report on my run.
My first seven miles were pretty good and on target. I had a little trouble between mile 1 and 2 where I dropped almost a minute from my projected pace. Not sure exactly what happened other than I was struggling with my breathing because of the cold I?m recovering from. Veyo, the major uphill, was a little rough on me too. Given the fact I train on longer and steeper hills I thought I?d be okay. I ended up walking just before mile 8. Even walking my pace was better than I thought it would be.
My time at the half (2:27:43) was a little slower than I hoped but was acceptable. On the downhill side I really worked at hold my pace back. I love the downhills but didn?t want to chance blowing up at the end.
My biggest struggle was after 23 miles when I really started hurting everywhere. I managed to do my normal run between aid stations, walk thru them then start running again up until this point. Thanks to my friend she kept me going
My satisfied time was 5:00 hours. My chip time was 4:57:08. I?m really more than satisfied. Two little stories: I wrote on my running singlet ?AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT ONE YEAR, ONE DAY?. I received a lot of comments (mostly from women) and of course thanked everyone that did so and said it was my way of getting a message out. Two that stuck in my mind: One lady said ?congratulations on what you are able to do. You have some really good looking calves?. The other a young girl said ?Congratulations, I was trying to find an excuse to quit, now I can?t?.
I also had the priviledge of being one of the runners on one of the Akron Marathon Relay teams Mark Siwik organized. What a wonderful time and a great way to meet others that have gone thru similar experiences.
My first seven miles were pretty good and on target. I had a little trouble between mile 1 and 2 where I dropped almost a minute from my projected pace. Not sure exactly what happened other than I was struggling with my breathing because of the cold I?m recovering from. Veyo, the major uphill, was a little rough on me too. Given the fact I train on longer and steeper hills I thought I?d be okay. I ended up walking just before mile 8. Even walking my pace was better than I thought it would be.
My time at the half (2:27:43) was a little slower than I hoped but was acceptable. On the downhill side I really worked at hold my pace back. I love the downhills but didn?t want to chance blowing up at the end.
My biggest struggle was after 23 miles when I really started hurting everywhere. I managed to do my normal run between aid stations, walk thru them then start running again up until this point. Thanks to my friend she kept me going
My satisfied time was 5:00 hours. My chip time was 4:57:08. I?m really more than satisfied. Two little stories: I wrote on my running singlet ?AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT ONE YEAR, ONE DAY?. I received a lot of comments (mostly from women) and of course thanked everyone that did so and said it was my way of getting a message out. Two that stuck in my mind: One lady said ?congratulations on what you are able to do. You have some really good looking calves?. The other a young girl said ?Congratulations, I was trying to find an excuse to quit, now I can?t?.
I also had the priviledge of being one of the runners on one of the Akron Marathon Relay teams Mark Siwik organized. What a wonderful time and a great way to meet others that have gone thru similar experiences.
