shamrock marathon
Double 10k Strength Builder
With 18 days to Shamrock, I figured it would be a good time to test my shoes of choice for the marathon – the Brooks Racer ST4. I decided on a treadmill workout in case the shoes didn’t work out (at least I’d be able to hop off and change into something more comfortable), and [...]
2008 Shamrock Marathon Award
Received an email yesterday from “The Shamrock Staff” letting me know my Shamrock Marathon award is ready for collection from Final Kick Sports in Virginia Beach, VA. Congratulations! You are an age group award winner from the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, Half Marathon, or 8K. Please stop by Final Kick Sports between 10:00am -6:00pm starting Saturday [...]
2008 Shamrock Marathon Splits
Thought I’d better post my marathon splits before the race details fade away and are just a distant memory. Start time for the marathon was 8am, the temperature a couple of degrees under 50°F and a north wind was gusting at around 20mph. Perfect conditions for a race? Not really, but they were the same [...]
2008 Shamrock Marathon Results
Turn the clock back 24 hours and I predicted I’d run the first half of the race in 1:26:30 (6:36 per mile pace). Despite challenging, blustery conditions, I was 10 seconds faster than predicted at the half and had to work really hard in the second half of the race to stay on track. If [...]
Final Two Miler & Shamrock Marathon Prediction
Nothing special about today’s 2 miles aside from the fact it’s my final “run” before tomorrow’s Shamrock Marathon. I was hoping for a feeling of invincibility, for legs that felt rested and ready, but to be truthful I just felt sluggish. I’m not overly concerned and am sure I’ll be ready to race tomorrow. 11 [...]
Easy Two Miles & The Shamrock Weather Forecast
Just ran a couple of very easy miles this morning to keep the legs ticking over. No fitness gains can be made at this late stage in the marathon preparation game, but mentally I’d rather be doing something – even if it is only a couple of easy miles. The weather was very nice at [...]
