Penny

Philadelphia Rock N Roll Half

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Location:

Sydney,Australia

Member Since:

Oct 24, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

10K: 42:07 (NYC Runs Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate, December 2012)

Half Marathon: 1:30:23 (Philadelphia RnR Half Marathon, Sept 2013)

Marathon: 3:17:13 (New Jersey Marathon, May 5, 2013)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:30 half marathon, Summer 2013

sub-3:30 marathon (my first) Spring 2013

sub 3:15 marathon, Fall 2013

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run long. Get fast. Stay injury free.

Personal:

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Inspire 8s Lifetime Miles: 377.00
Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 40.00
Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 398.10
Black Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 432.20
Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Lifetime Miles: 490.50
Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Lifetime Miles: 218.82
Red Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles: 403.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires Lifetime Miles: 405.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires 2 Lifetime Miles: 300.00
Red Mizuno Wave Riders 2 Lifetime Miles: 252.00
Black Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 29.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Lifetime Miles: 69.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Coral Lifetime Miles: 32.00
Sun, Sep 15, 2013
Race: Philadelphia Rock N Roll Half (13.1 Miles) 01:30:24
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.0013.320.0015.32

Full recap HERE

Gun time: 1:30:24 for 13.1 miles at 6:54 pace

Garmin time: 1:30:23 for 13.32 miles at 6:47 pace.

Splits: 6:57, 6:37, 6:59, 6:51, 6:52, 7:00, 6:46, 6:53, 6:47, 6:47, 6:36, 6:40, 6:39 and 6:18 for the last 0.32.

Weather was perfect, nutrition was great and I felt good the whole way (ok, except the home stretch which I was running at 5K pace!). I just sucked at running the tangents and they cost me at least a minute or two! Although running the tangents is part of racing, Im secretly claiming this as an unofficial sub130 for myself haha!

But the biggest success of the day was pacing. I was aiming for a comfortable first half, holding pace til mile 10, then pushing it the last three miles, which I did. I have never negative split like that ever. So massive win there. All in all, a great day. I love this race!

ETA: Its just over 1 year since I ran my first half marathon; both race, and the first time I'd ever run that far. Ive come a long way in a year.

Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Miles: 13.32
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Derunzo on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:12:06 from 24.218.179.128

Holy Speed! Great race!

From Andrea on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:47:12 from 67.177.11.154

So proud of you! You finished so strong with those negative splits. All that hard training is paying off - a 2 minute PR is a huge accomplishment!

From allie on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:37:41 from 97.126.216.153

very impressive splits. check out that last mile! strong finish. way to go, penny.

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:40:19 from 174.238.64.237

Awesome Penny! That last 5K, wow! Great finish... That's the way to bring it home. Congratulations!

From Penny on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 14:54:08 from 66.65.174.203

Thanks everyone! I was a little bit sad to have missed that 1:29:xx, but the best thing about the day was that I feel like I've broken a real mental barrier, by running that 6:47 pace (i.e. breaking 7:00). I knew theoretically I could, but it now seems totally doable, and Im going to smash that 1:30 next time around!

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 15:20:49 from 68.102.189.33

Great breakthrough!

From Russ on Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 09:34:22 from 74.114.3.253

Great job! Those are amazing splits and you have come really far in a year. Hard work pays great dividends.

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