Re: What is a non-pathetic 1/2 marathon performance?

"Doug Freese" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In my mind finishing is what's important - screw the clock. A potential

problem area might be that the RD has a time where they shut down the clock
and you might not make the results.

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Or the race may have to re-open the course to traffic at a certain time; if
you'r not faster than a certain pace (which the race info can tell you)
you'll have to finish in the sag wagon.

MCM has the famous "beat the bridge" time limit. I don't know if they have a
finish line limit if you beat the bridge but then have a drastic slowdown.
bj

I have a time goal for a marathon coming up. I do not plan to kill myself.
But I am going out at a pace that will meet that goal, if I fail, I fail.
At this point running another 3:10 has little meaning to me. I want to
break 3. It is arbitrary, but a goal I set for myself.

For many of us, we are not going to win races so races turn into tests
against ourselves to see how well we can do.

If another person has a different philosophy, fine; just do not tell me that
aiming for a time goal is not worth it.

"David" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Screw the clock" is good advice 🙂 Seriously... aim for 2:30... keep it
in mind... but you must be flexible. Don't kill yourself for the sake of
some arbitrary time goal. It's not worth it.

Doug Freese said:

"Ignoramus7876" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What would be a result of a half marathon where you would not start
laughing and saying "that person should never have run it"? Say, 5
hours is probably pathetic. How about, say, 2.5 hours? Or 2 hrs 15
min?

In my mind finishing is what's important - screw the clock. A potential
problem area might be that the RD has a time where they shut down the
clock and you might not make the results.

Be advised, if you bonk at this race, I'm going whisper 'I told you so."
😉

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Nova Scotia, Canada

"Sam" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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If another person has a different philosophy, fine; just do not tell
me that
aiming for a time goal is not worth it.

Hell no! Mow the grass while it's still green and you still have a
working mower. 😉 I tried to break the three hour mark for about 4
years. The best I did was 3:06. By age 45, a very busy work schedule and
my speed fire grew dimmer. I finally took advantage of the extra time
Boston gave me and had more fun in the 3:10 to 3:15 range.

Remember, it's always fun to take a trip down memory lane with the kids
and later grand kids - see this is when daddy or grandpa was a wee lad,
with hair and could run like the wind.

Maybe the toughest part is coaching yourself. It's a lot easier in
general to be objective with others. Hopefully there is another set of
eyes keeping you honest. Good Luck!!!

-DougF

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Ignoramus23984 said:

an occasional toilet/drinking break

Zat part of the paleo diet? ewwwwww.

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"Doug Freese" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In my mind finishing is what's important - screw the clock. A potential

problem area might be that the RD has a time where they shut down the clock
and you might not make the results.

Or the race may have to re-open the course to traffic at a certain time; if
you'r not faster than a certain pace (which the race info can tell you)
you'll have to finish in the sag wagon.

MCM has the famous "beat the bridge" time limit. I don't know if they have a
finish line limit if you beat the bridge but then have a drastic slowdown.

No, the only limit is to beat the bridge. A friend who is going to
be doing MCM is reminding herself of that feature a lot. On her latest
20 mile training run, she beat the bridge limit. So she's feeling much
better about the marathon.

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"Robert Grumbine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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MCM has the famous "beat the bridge" time limit. I don't know if they

have a finish line limit if you beat the bridge but then have a drastic
slowdown.

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No, the only limit is to beat the bridge. A friend who is going to
be doing MCM is reminding herself of that feature a lot. On her latest
20 mile training run, she beat the bridge limit. So she's feeling much
better about the marathon.

She must be awfully glad they changed the course so the bridge comes
"sooner" (mile-wise) than it used to.

After I finish the 8k, I'll be cheering home the marathoners for a while.
Good luck all.
bj