It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here. Katie and I are on Nantucket to have a small Thanksgiving with Lynn, George, and Ember.
Katie and I realized last night that there was a 5K we could do this morning, so we showed up a little early to get in a little warm up. There was also the option of doing the 'plunge' afterwards at Children's Beach, which raises money for the local library. This event has raised over $50,000 each year, but we opted to watch instead.
As for the race, I was shooting for a time around 19:00, but I didn't want to lead and the pace group was going around a 6:20 pace into the wind. I ended up with 19:24 and Katie got a time of 25:27. After the 5K we went for a 6 mile run out at Sanford Farm, getting in around 11 miles today.
A few weeks ago I did a 10 mile run a bit north of Boston. Somehow I ended up winning my AG, and in the process got a $60 gift certificate to a local running store. My time was 1:05:34, which would have been 8th in the 40-49 AG, so I didn't really deserve the win, especially since the overall winner was from my AG - essentially I defaulted into first place because of that!
The following weekend I used my gift certificate towards two new pairs of shoes, going from a 'Brooks' to 'Saucony' runner. One of the pairs are Kinvara's, and I really like their minimalist feel. I did some mile repeats with them earlier this week and loved the light weight feel.
With my goal of qualifying for Boston in 2012, I'm starting to up my mileage. Over the summer I was running around 20 miles per week. This month will be around 125 miles, which is a good start. I'll try to hold that mileage over the winter and build up in the spring for a early fall marathon, doing some halfs and a half ironman before the marathon.
I hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Gobble gobble!
ReplyDeleteAlways love the day after Thanksgiving: Shopping, TV football, and lots of delicious food left over from the Big Feast to sample all day long. Nathaniel: You are so humble with your first place AG finish...I say~grab the money and RUN! Uncle Todd and I love walking Stanford Ranch with your Mom and Ember when we visit. Your weekly goal of miles to get in really sets the bar high for the group of Boston wanna be's in 2012. I'm definitely on board for team support and cheering on the Boston Marathoners. Wonder who will be at the starting line?
I agree with my sister, Janet; great Nathaniel on your efforts to strive towards Boston! Lots of luck to all the Mighty Marathoners!! May you run in good health and get to the finish line of your dreams! Mostly, enjoy and run safely!! Gobble, Gobble! Moving right along to 'Reindeer' strides!! :) Best wishes!
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