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I finished in 57:14 (7:41 pace), which was 575th overall, 499th among males, and 165th among males 20-29.
My training consisted of the following:
November 17 – April 5: No running, resting from blisters and calluses on balls, big toes of feet. My exercise consisted of weight training, outdoor bicycling, and indoor cardio activities (mostly cycling, some stairmaster, very little eliptical, but no treadmill)
April – light training to get acclimated to running again.
Two weeks before race:
1 Speed Session: 6×400m @ 5:45 pace (86 seconds per interval) with 20min warmup jog and 10min cooldown – Tuesday
1 “Long” Run: 6 mile run @ 7:30 pace (45:00 duration) – Saturday
1 Tempo Run: 2 miles @ 6:45 pace – Tuesday before race
My training was adapted from a Runner’s World half-marathon training plan: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244—9369-1-1X2X3X4X5X6X7-8,00.html. My target race time that I used for training was 7:00/mile pace, but I exaggerated it to ensure that I could finish in under 1 hour (in other words, to leave a margin for error). I couldn’t meet my more realistic target pace of 7:30/mile as I struggled with the heat and the hill.
