Running

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The Instep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon (and half marathon and 5k) was this weekend in Milwaukee at the Pettit National Ice Center. I ran the half marathon last year, my first entry in any race of any kind, and ran it again this year. My time last year was 2:00:19, this year 1:47:20. I had a time range I was hoping to achieve and that's right at the fastest end of it.

They run two half marathons, the early one intended for two hours maximum (though they are flexible about that), the second three hours. Last year I was in the slower one, and that was good. This year they put me in the faster one, and that was good. On a long outdoor course the slow runners and fast runners never see each other after the start (there they go! Gone!). In 47.7 laps around an oval, you see each other over and over. It's your chance to see just how fast the fast runners are. The fastest time was 1:09:25, the fastest woman 1:28:02 with a few others very close. The rest of us, we were very impressed by them. It's really something to see.

Comments

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean! I've been at a few marathons as spectator and one time as helper and it was fun to take their time and see them come in at the end. I bet it's fun to see them run when you are in the middle league as well.

I don't think I could make the whole trip, but my plan is to get a little more practice in the future :-)