I’m still not sure why I ended signing up for this race…maybe subconsciously I want to do MUCH better than my abysmal performance on NYC Half.

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I sucked at this race. In my defense, I just recovered from bronchitis literally 2 days ago…and I had doubts on even finishing the race, let alone finish it in 2.5 hours. Yes, I know it’s a stupid thing to do…but I know I’ll seriously regret it had I not joined the race. Die trying rather than not trying at all.

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• 137 lbs by springtime (about 7 lbs to lose).
• Beat 3:50 at full marathon (Philly or NYC Marathon)
• Beat 23:00 at 5K
• Join 2 half-marathons (NYC and Boston Half)
• Quit coffee.

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I just finished building a Custom PC for a friend of mine; it’s built around a Celeron G850 and an ATI Radeo HD 6850.  Not too shabby for around $400.

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I haven’t fully recovered from my marathon when I joined this race (not doing more than 3 runs before the race didn’t help, either)…but regardless…I will never fall below 25:30 again in a 5K race.  This is beyond embarrassing!

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So I completed all the races I planned to join earlier this year. I feel great!

For 2012, here is my short list:

• NYC Half-Marathon (if I get in)
• Silver Lake 5
• Princeton 10K
• Boston Half
• Philadelphia or NYC Marathon (if I get in).   GOAL: To beat 3:50

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Somewhat better. 4:41.

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Finished. Barely. 5 HOURS.

It’s quite apparent that at mile 18 or so that I have not prepared enough for this. My longest run before the race was 17 miles.

I felt hitting “The Wall” more than once. I didn’t have the energy even to lift my legs! I have no idea how I managed to pick up my pace around mile 22!

I’m running the Philly Marathon next month…Hopefully I’d fare better…at least I know what to expect. I think.

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I wasn’t even expecting to do OK today because my leg muscles were still stiff from a long run yesterday. Still a FAIL, though. No excuses.

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I have one word about Nikon’s recent mirrorless camera announcement: stupid.

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