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I wasn't sure what to expect today. My last race was the Chicago Marathon on October 22nd. Since then I've been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and troubled with peroneal tendonitis for months as well as some groin problems. I finally had to stop running in January and it wasn't until late March that I began to run again. I actually ran 0 miles in the month of February.<br><br>
I wasn't exactly gung ho for the race today. I was unsure of how my blood sugar would react under race conditions - before, during and after the race. I also don't like running in races when I'm not in top form. But I treated today as a blood sugar test and dragged my butt out there. I've also had some issues with my groin lately.<br><br>
Surprisingly, I felt real good when I got out there today. I had taken some Advil which I think alleviated the problems with my groin. I got up pretty close to the front to start and was surprised with the lack of crowds and fast dudes at the front. I started much too fast, running a mile faster than I have since last September. I thought I was dead at this point. No way could I string 12 more miles like this together. I was right, I couldn't. But I didn't fold either. Temps were on the warm side at times, but not too bad when running into the stiff wind.<br><br>
I steadily passed people for the first 10 miles and then slowed a bit, but didn't get swallowed up by crowds of runners.<br><br>
My splits were as follows:<br>
Mile 1 6:41<br>
Mile 2 7:07<br>
Mile 3 6:49<br>
Mile 4 6:53<br>
Mile 5 6:48<br>
Mile 6 6:55<br>
Mile 7 6:57<br>
Mile 8 6:55<br>
Mile 9 7:01<br>
Mile 10 6:57<br>
Mile 11 7:20 (oops)<br>
Mile 12-13.1 14:45 (about a 7:01 avg)<br><br>
Final time 1:31:05<br><br>
Even though I ran a marathon just over 6 months ago at a faster pace - but considering everything, I'm really happy.
I wasn't exactly gung ho for the race today. I was unsure of how my blood sugar would react under race conditions - before, during and after the race. I also don't like running in races when I'm not in top form. But I treated today as a blood sugar test and dragged my butt out there. I've also had some issues with my groin lately.<br><br>
Surprisingly, I felt real good when I got out there today. I had taken some Advil which I think alleviated the problems with my groin. I got up pretty close to the front to start and was surprised with the lack of crowds and fast dudes at the front. I started much too fast, running a mile faster than I have since last September. I thought I was dead at this point. No way could I string 12 more miles like this together. I was right, I couldn't. But I didn't fold either. Temps were on the warm side at times, but not too bad when running into the stiff wind.<br><br>
I steadily passed people for the first 10 miles and then slowed a bit, but didn't get swallowed up by crowds of runners.<br><br>
My splits were as follows:<br>
Mile 1 6:41<br>
Mile 2 7:07<br>
Mile 3 6:49<br>
Mile 4 6:53<br>
Mile 5 6:48<br>
Mile 6 6:55<br>
Mile 7 6:57<br>
Mile 8 6:55<br>
Mile 9 7:01<br>
Mile 10 6:57<br>
Mile 11 7:20 (oops)<br>
Mile 12-13.1 14:45 (about a 7:01 avg)<br><br>
Final time 1:31:05<br><br>
Even though I ran a marathon just over 6 months ago at a faster pace - but considering everything, I'm really happy.