With my list of seemingly unattainable goals for 2011 almost complete, here is a review of what they were for 2010 and how I faired:
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This is the last of the goals that I actually expected to get for the simple fact that I wasn't even sure that I'd find an event to run in. It ended up being the first goal to go down on July 3 in the Citizens Financial Mile held along the parade route in Highland... a race that I didn't know existed until about 3 hours before the gun was fired. |
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I thought sub-18 was a foregone conclusion when I ran an 18:16 on May 15. Since then I ran another 18:16, 18:10 and 18:17 before finally hitting it on the number on Thanksgiving day. Note: I am not counting a 17:54 that I ran at the Friendship 5k in late July because I believe the course was 15-20 sec short. |
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Only attempt was the Shamrock Shuffle in March. |
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I've never raced a 10k. Not even back in high school or college. |
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Only attempt was Taltree Ten in April. Although I was at 1:05:02 at the 10 mile split of my half on Nov 13. |
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I was able to shave almost 2 minutes off my time from the Oak Brook half on Labor Day to hit this one on Nov 13 at Valpo 13.1. It was a nice mostly flat course on scenic country roads. Temps were perfect but the wind was particularly brutal on several sections of the course. |
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When I wrote down these goals, I had no intension of running a marathon in 2010. As June was coming to a close, I got the itch and signed up to run Chicago with Opportunity Enterprises, a great local charity, since registration was closed at that time. Note: Running with OE was a very rewarding experience. For that reason, if I ever run Chicago again it will be with them. |
Stride On!
