How I Spent My Brookings Marathon, by Red Foreman
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gretriever
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 Posted: 05/13/06 - 14:12 Post subject: How I Spent My Brookings Marathon, by Red Foreman
The particulars of the meeting up of Coach and his fam (as in parents and bro and cousin) and us will be left to another thread elsewhere with the obligatory offensive pictures.
This day started cold - 40. Memphis was about that bad, but today, and for the last few days, the Midwest and Plains have had big-time winds going, generally out of the north and northwest. The showers that were forecast never hit us in the race (though LC got it waiting at the finish  ).
Having only some 300-400 runners combined for the full and the half meant a nice start for everyone. This is the 37th year for this race, and it marks the first time they used chip timing (!). Coach and his brother were figuring to go at 9 minutes per, but after two or three miles, it was clear they were doing way better than that, so they went on ahead, and I rumbled along in the eight minute area. Did so through about mile 17 (I have splits, but I left my watch up in our hotel room).
Brookings easily has the widest variety of surfaces to run of any of the thons I've been in. Sand roads, bike paths, streets, sidewalks, grass (Chicago, by comparison is all street surface). I feel that really went a ways in my not cramping, or not even having to take a walk break (I knew at the first water stop, when I kept at a trot, and not spill anything, that this could be a good day). The course is more rolling than described, and you don't notice the downhill stuff enough to appreciate it.
At the halfway point, I was at about 1:52:00 or so. I started to figure, go at x pace the rest of the way, you can break four hours. That or, if you go at y pace, you can PR. Every mile I did that in my head (and boy did it give me a headache!  ). I spent the time between markers focusing on people in front, either pulling them back to me (on occasion), or trying to stay within a certain time - they pass a landmark, and I start counting to myself.
At about 23 miles, the last uphill ends, and I know I have a PR. The 25th and 26th miles seemed to take forever (and they were my slowest times). In 26, I toyed with walking in. So my options are walk-in and get a PR, and run in and break four. Retrievers die but they never surrender.
At the final turn to the finish, Coach is there yelling, "Go Red! Beat that foreign kid!" Or words to that effect. I know I kicked, and I know my hat came off, and I know about twenty yards from the finish I here Cindy yelling. It's over. I get the medal (any medal with a black ribbon automatically gives it cool status), and find everyone.
Known stats (placing as of 12:45 pm from the website - there may well be others who have since come in).
Time 3:52:30. PR - old mark 4:07:43 Mad City '04.
Overall 56 of 134.
Males 48 of 101.
AG 10 (!) of 26. (nearly a fifth of the runnres were in my AG - again  )
Kind thanks to all who sent good wishes my way. And to Coach and Rick for the encouragement - as well as Coach's mom, who was out at about mile five, saw me, and yelled out some encouragement (you rock!). And of course to Cindy, who kept the car warm and kept me from falling over after the race.
Last edited by gretriever on 05/15/06 - 11:29; edited 2 times in total
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rolling rock
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 14:47 Post subject:
never surrender 
      GREAT JOB G!
i'm speechless. congrats on your best 26.2 yet.
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 15:08 Post subject:
Amazing but I saw this coming. Great job Steve.  Nice report.
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 17:54 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | never surrender
GREAT JOB G!
i'm speechless. congrats on your best 26.2 yet. |
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Kimba90
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 18:02 Post subject:
Ohmygawd. A SUB FOUR 
And 15 minutes off your last marathon time??? Man, you rock!!!!
Of course, I have been reading the workout logs and see your training and how consistent it's been.
Hats off to you. I'm ectastic for you. Of course, you must be pretty pleased yourself. 
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 18:19 Post subject:
Yay!
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 18:25 Post subject:
I'm so darn proud of you!
Steve ->  <- me
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akern
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 19:08 Post subject:
Nice PR! 
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 19:18 Post subject:
That's awesome, G-Pup!
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 20:46 Post subject:
15 minute PR is friggen amazing. Good job Gdawg.
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 05/13/06 - 20:52 Post subject:
Do you people see what a little SDSU (South Dakota State University) can do for ya?
Huge PR!
Great Job, Red!
What a great day.
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Posted: 05/15/06 - 09:05 Post subject:
Woohoo!!!! Congratulations!
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Posted: 05/15/06 - 09:26 Post subject:
Fantastic job, GDawg! 15 minutes is amazing!!!
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Posted: 05/16/06 - 10:46 Post subject:
Congratulations on a GREAT race. You didn't just break the sub 4 barrier, you smashed it
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 05/31/06 - 00:43 Post subject:
G-Dawg, Me, and "harm"(my brother)
Steve, if you don't want this pic up pm me...I'll pull it tomorrow.
(You did just finish a marathon....we were all showered and stuff)
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