It's now a little over a week after the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials. Looking back, I'm still torn on how I felt about the race itself, but overall I had a great weekend.
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| Photo Courtesy Nicole Luque. |
We got there on Wednesday, but Friday was by far the craziest day. We had to drop off our fluid bottles, go through a rigorous uniform check, and attend the technical meeting.
After all this, Ian Torrence and I did a talk with Katy High School students. Many of them have been training since September to run the Houston Half for the very first time. Kudos to these runners, as I never ran anything over 10k in high school.
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| Ian and I after our talk with Katy Student Run. Photo by Ian Torrence. |
On to race day...
I contracted a cold the night before I left for Houston. I was hopeful it would pass by Saturday, but as the week went on I got more nervous about its affect on my race. Looking back, I was definitely disappointed with my race. I didn't expect to shut down like I did at mile 19. It wasn't a great day from the gun, but you never know when it might turn around out there.
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| I give the illusion of fueling, however we've determined part of my cause for shut down was due to inadequate caloric intake on my part. Rookie mistake. Photo courtesy Nicole Anderson. |
On the other hand, I did run 2:37, my second-best time out of three marathons. As ugly as it was, it's also encouraging that I still ran under the A-standard on an off-day.
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| A large pack approaching the fluid tables early on. They had over 40 tables on the course, but their system seemed to work well. Photo courtesy Nicole Anderson. |
Along the way, it was great to hear my college teammate, Trey, yelling out "Go Virginia, Wahoo-Wa!" It made me think back to watching Dana (Coons) Thiele go through marathon training while I was at UVA and wondering how in the world she managed it. Now I know! I'm grateful to be following in her footsteps as the next Cavalier to represent in the Olympic Marathon Trials.
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| Dana Coons rocking adidas. Photo from racingnews.runnersworld.com and Victah Sailer |
Congrats to my current McMillanElite teammates Brett Gotcher, Nick Arciniaga, and Jordan Horn for having strong races.
A big thank you to Ian Torrence for being my AS (athlete support) all weekend and for keeping it all in perspective. And as always, to my parents for being out there along the course cheering me on. They've been through all the ups and downs with me from the beginning.
It's on to some shorter races this spring before tackling another marathon later this year.
It's on to some shorter races this spring before tackling another marathon later this year.
5 comments:
Sure know how to make a Momma proud! And cry :)
That goes for Mema,too. We're so proud of you and it's just the beginning.
That goes for Mema's friend, Sue West, too! Great job! Your Mema sure is proud of you, Emily! :)
Congratulations on your great perfomance at the US Trials Emily! Completely impressed. Especially since you know there is more in the tank. Sub 230.... here you come.
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