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A Day at the Races... In Brooklyn
Yesterday was the Brooklyn Half Marathon. It started in Prospect Park
and made 2 loops around the park before exiting and getting on to Ocean
Parkway at the 7 mile. From there it was straight to Coney Island where
the race finished on the boardwalk near Keyspan Park. Approximately
12,000 people entered the race, and 9,415 people finished within the
three hour time limit.
I was aiming for a pace between 7:30 and 7:45 per mile and ended up with
a 7:33 pace for the day finishing in 1:39:07, ten minutes faster than my
time for the Manhattan Half. While not my best pace ever, it is a half
marathon PR for me.
Team Giraffes had a good showing. Four of the seven runners we entered
finished in under 2 hours, and all finished in under 2:30. Four members
of the team have completed their qualifiers for the 2010 NYC Marathon
now, and another is one race away from completion.
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Random Running Related Updates
I ran in another 10K in Central Park this past weekend. I took it a
little easy but still managed to take a minute per mile off my time from
the Homecoming Scotland 10K last month. It's funny how much better you
can perform without food poisoning.
I have a 3 mile race in the Financial District tonight. It was supposed
to be a 5K, but the course was changed due to construction. I'd like to
finish in under 20 minutes, but we'll see how it goes. I'm feeling a
little sluggish today.
The Brooklyn Half is coming up on the 30th. It starts in Prospect Park
and ends at Coney Island. I'm just shooting for a better time than the
Manhattan Half. The weather should be about 50 to 60 degrees warmer for
Brooklyn so I shouldn't really have to worry about freezing sweat this
time. My pace at shorter distances has improved quite a bit since
January so I have that working in my favor as well.
The running team is expanding. We have a new member for the Giraffes.
Hopefully we'll be able to get five men and five women for each NYRR
race so we can be ranked in the club standings. I don't expect we'd do
very well against teams like NYAC or TRD, they seem to be fairly large
teams with a lot of good runners, but it would be nice to see the
Giraffes in the rankings.
Two of The Giraffes (Liz and I) have finished our 9+1 qualification
races and are guaranteed entry in the 2010 NYC Marathon. Two more will
complete their 9+1 at the Brooklyn Half.
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Show and Tell
The Birthday Massacre's new live album Show and Tell is out
today. Go get it! I was lucky enough to pick up a copy at their concert
last weekend. It's pretty awesome.
If you're a fan of TBM it's definitely worth adding
to your collection. If you've never heard of them, the best way I've
heard their sound described is as "a combination of synth-pop, black
metal, and 80's new wave."
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