Stats 1:21:07 Chip Time (PR by 2'46") 1:21:13 Gun Time 3rd/1432 Overall 3rd/635 Men 1st/97 40-45 AG Indiana State RCAA Masters Half-Marathon Champion This was my big tune up race for the 2014 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon next Saturday 11/1/2014 and my goal for this race was to run under 1:23. That time would give me a solid PR and put me right where I need to be to feel confident in my ability to run the Monumental in under 2:50. That's it and all indications from my training pointed to success. I have been training for the last 6 weeks in a pretty big calorie debt trying to shake about 10 pounds that snuck up on me. I've always raced at 128 or under and I knew that I didn't want to carry that excess weight for 26.2 miles. In addition, in the 2 weeks proceeding the half marathon I logged 100 running miles each week . The first time I had ever run 100 in a week and I put together 2 weeks in a row at that mileage. The point is between the
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