R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 1 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
任务。
My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
[1] Prelude
The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
During our last group run on Tuesday, Jan 14, Coach Mike asked me about my
target pace for the race on Sunday. I told him my goal and the logical
behind it. However, Coach Mike strongly suggested me to set bar higher for
sub-1:40:00. He believed that I can do it or at least should try. Other than
a running friend who administrates a Chinese runners’ website, Coach Mike
is the 2nd person to encourage me for sub-1:40:00. Previously, I nerve
dreamed about sub-1:40:00, neither did I have confidence to achieve it.
However, I thought that my coach knows me well and he knows what he talked
about, therefore, I took his suggestion to my heart. I researched online
that night about what’s the minimal pace required for the sub-1:40:00
finish. I mapped out my target paces as 7:40 (1-3 miles), 7:35 (4-10 miles),
and 7:40 (11-13.1 miles).
[2] Where to Start
During the same group run last Tuesday, I also shared with Coach Mike about
my struggle in which corral to start with the race. As local elite, I have
the privilege to start with all national and international elites in the
elite area. All elites will be transported by charted buses directly from
Hilton to the start line. The advantage of starting with elites is to avoid
going through lines of security checks. The disadvantage is that there are
no pacers in the elite group. In addition, it was intimidating for me to
start with a group of true elites. So, I intended not to go with the elite
group, but to join the corral A. However, Coach Mike encouraged me to start
with the elites just for experiences.
So, I went with the elite group from Hilton to the start line. However,
about 5 minutes before 7AM, I escaped from the elite group to the corral A
with the permission of the elite coordinator and onsite police officers. I
was looking for pacers close to my target pace 7:40, but only disappointedly
found pacers 7:30 and 8:00. Just in the midst of my dismay, I saw a group
of running angles, my dear BG friends Coach Scott, Craig, Richard, Edward,
John, and Bengt. My heart was jumped with joy and I couldn’t help but to
hug them. While waiting with them, my nervousness was gone and I felt
excited and ready for another “Saturday run”. I asked Richard about their
pace. He told me 7:40s (I forgot the exact number). Because that pace was
slower than my target pace 7:40 for the 1st three miles, I told Richard that
I have to run faster. He encouraged me to go ahead. While we were
approaching the start line and just before I departed from the group, I said
to Richard “please remember me in your prayer as I remember you in mine”.
Then, I ran off.
[3] After the Start Line
I started my GPS watch as soon as I passed the start line. The tragedy
happened: the GPS watch didn’t work! I charged its battery the night before
and checked the watch before I left home. I re-set the watch while I was
running. But, it still didn’t work. I started to panic and was almost in
tears. “How am I going to run this race without a working GPS watch or a
pacer? What about my sub-1:40:00 goal or simple PR?” I even asked “God,
why does this happen to me? What does this mean?” However, after a while, I
calmed down and talked to myself “Ling, don’t be silly! This is just a
race, not the end of life. Why don’t you forget about the target pace,
simply enjoy the run?” I recalled what Coach Mike, Coach Ben, and Coach
Scott said multiple times “trust your training”, which gave me great
confidence. Then, I decided to run with my heart and just enjoy the race.
Interestingly, I had the lyric and melody of my favorite hymn “All the Way
My Savior Leads Me” in my mind almost all the way. So, I ran hard and ran
with joy for the rest of the course.
[4] On the Course
I saw another running angle around the mile 5, Bill. Bill is a dear friend
from my 1st marathon training group. As an esophageal cancer survivor, he
has been, still is, and will always be one of my inspirations for long
distance runs. We saw each other during the 30K race last month. Seeing him
again brought back wonderful memories when we trained together. He was ahead
of me when I spotted him. I made a special effort to catch him. Apparently,
he was surprised and pleased to see me. We put a high-five and chatted
briefly. I asked him about his target time. He told me “sub-1:40:00,
hopefully around 1:37:00”. What a blessing! I had the similar goal as his
“sub-1:40:00”, but not “around 1:37:00”. So, I said to Bill “you go
ahead and I will follow”.
Bill and I ran ahead of each other in turn till about the mile 10. I was
very thankful for the opportunity to run with Bill. After the mile 10, both
Bill and I appeared a little tired and our paces slowed down. Soon after the
mile 11, I heard someone called my nickname and shouted loudly “Sister
Running Rabbit, Go! Go! Go!” I saw two of my Chinese running friends among
spectators. Oh, what a pleasant surprising! They even ran a short distance
with me on the sidewalk. I got a huge surge of energy from their friendship.
So, I made extra effort running toward the finish line.
[5] To the Finish Line and Afterwards
When approaching the finish line, I was physically a little tired, but
mentally alert and joyful. I saw the time on the clock was 1:37:?? (forgot
the exact time). So, I knew that I did it, sub-1:40:00 (the chip time 1:36:
48, pace 7:23). As soon as I passed the finish line, a volunteer took me to
the elite area at GRB balcony B where Min was waiting for me anxiously. He
had a huge smile on face when he saw me. We both thanked the volunteer for
the help. Almost an hour and a half late, a lady who works for the elite
program told me that I won my age group. I was pleased and humbled by this
surprising news. My heart was filled with thankfulness to God who bless me
with running ability, to my parents who nurtured me during my formative
years, to Min who gently and sacrificially supports my newly discovered “
hobby” , to my coaches and running friends (Americans and Chinese) who
taught me and inspired me one way or another……
Most elites stayed for the 2014 US Half Marathon Championship reception in
the afternoon, so did I. Min and I got home in late afternoon on Sunday,
which was why I missed many immediate communications on FB. Thank Coach
Stephanie so much for thinking of me and sending me a message after the race
. I was deeply touched by Coach Ben’s message to me on the FB and was
overwhelmed by everyone’s kind responses. Thank you all once again, my
coaches and running friends!
音乐《Thankful》 |
b*****l
发帖数: 2903 | 2 顶兔姐，已经申请fb好友。
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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h*******s
发帖数: 3094 | |
f**********t
发帖数: 85 | 4 写的好生动。 每次看完兔姐的帖子， 脸上都带着微笑，心里暖融融的。 |
A***n
发帖数: 23 | 5 兔姐内心充满了爱和灵，坚定的心加汗水造就了跑版的一面旗帜！ |
d*********t
发帖数: 697 | |
m******r
发帖数: 9604 | 7 谢谢兔姐的精彩报告！再次祝贺！
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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g********s
发帖数: 1969 | |
f**********r
发帖数: 2027 | 9 thumbs up for the wonderful report!
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on
【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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h****l
发帖数: 2993 | |
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w**********g
发帖数: 2077 | |
j*********r
发帖数: 24733 | |
t*********t
发帖数: 4766 | 13 在哪里，我也要申请。
【在 b*****l 的大作中提到】
: 顶兔姐，已经申请fb好友。
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R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | 14 先顶再看！
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on
【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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R*******n
发帖数: 63 | 15 说的到位！
【在 A***n 的大作中提到】
: 兔姐内心充满了爱和灵，坚定的心加汗水造就了跑版的一面旗帜！
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c*******r
发帖数: 293 | 16 I decided to run with my heart and just enjoy the race.
我老人家郑重宣布：
我是兔粉！ |
R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | 17 读完了，兔姐写的真好，事实证明凭感觉跑也能跑得挺好 ：）
预祝兔姐波马继续跑出好成绩!
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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l*******n
发帖数: 905 | 18 谢谢分享！我在想你的波马是３：２０还是３：１５左右? 祝波马大PR！
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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l***h
发帖数: 9308 | 19 你们USAFIT是不是本赛季训练就结束了？下次有机会一起训练哈 |
x******g
发帖数: 2165 | 20 赞兔姐的报告，
兔姐就是我们的一面旗帜，领导大家前进
the
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 【前言（1-22-2014）】：象以往一样，马拉松赛结束后，我所在团队的主教练Mike鼓
: 励大家分享比赛当天的经历。我是团队里唯一的中国人，所以，只能用英文完成布置的
: 任务。
: My Race Day Report (1-20-2014)
: [1] Prelude
: The half marathon on Sunday is my 2nd one. Based on the result of the 1st
: half marathon (1:43:12, pace 7:52) in October of 2012 and the result of the
: 30K last December (2:24:15, pace 7:45), I set my target pace for the race on
: Sunday between 7:40-7:45, to finish the 2nd half marathon between 1:40:35
: to 1:41:40, PR 0:1:32 to 0:2:37.
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m***g
发帖数: 1633 | 21 水到渠成的大PR，真好！兔姐除了天赋异禀，脾气心态也非常值得学习！ |
R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 22 谢谢。很高兴成为你的fb好友。
【在 b*****l 的大作中提到】
: 顶兔姐，已经申请fb好友。
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 23 先谢：）））
【在 h*******s 的大作中提到】
: 先顶再看。
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 24 谢谢飞兔妹妹的鼓励。飞兔、跑兔都是兔，兔心相印：）））。
【在 f**********t 的大作中提到】
: 写的好生动。 每次看完兔姐的帖子， 脸上都带着微笑，心里暖融融的。
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 25 除了不愿做“旗帜”，我愿能做得如你所说。谢谢你的鼓励，使我感动。
【在 A***n 的大作中提到】
: 兔姐内心充满了爱和灵，坚定的心加汗水造就了跑版的一面旗帜！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 26 谢谢。
【在 d*********t 的大作中提到】
: 顶一个，回头慢慢学习。
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 27 谢谢花花。我一直在跟踪你与变变减体重的约定，加油！
【在 m******r 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢兔姐的精彩报告！再次祝贺！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 28 谢谢。
【在 g********s 的大作中提到】
: GX!
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 29 谢谢鼓励！
【在 f**********r 的大作中提到】
: thumbs up for the wonderful report!
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 30 谢谢鼓励。每次看到你ID的昵称，就使我觉得你是一位懂戏曲的朋友，“唱念俱佳！”
【在 h****l 的大作中提到】
: 跑的好也写得好，文武双全，唱念俱佳！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 31 ”葱白“，不敢当，你跑得飞快。
【在 w**********g 的大作中提到】
: 进来葱白一下
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 32 谢谢。
【在 j*********r 的大作中提到】
: 先顶兔姐, 回头再仔细看.
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 33 在barbell的好友list上。如果你看到一位大妈和一位大叔的合影，那就是我：）））
【在 t*********t 的大作中提到】
: 在哪里，我也要申请。
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 34 谢谢。
【在 R*****s 的大作中提到】
: 先顶再看！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 35 谢谢跑妹。
【在 R*******n 的大作中提到】
: 说的到位！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 36 就你最调皮：）））
谢谢鼓励，我也想每次“跑得爽”。
【在 c*******r 的大作中提到】
: I decided to run with my heart and just enjoy the race.
: 我老人家郑重宣布：
: 我是兔粉！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 37 谢谢变变的鼓励和祝福。确实这次凭感觉跑也跑得挺爽，只是pace忽上忽下，不均衡。
【在 R*****s 的大作中提到】
: 读完了，兔姐写的真好，事实证明凭感觉跑也能跑得挺好 ：）
: 预祝兔姐波马继续跑出好成绩!
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 38 谢谢Lucy的鼓励。如果是休斯顿马拉松的线路，我也许会争取在3：30至3：35。但是在
波马的线路，我只希望能在4：00之内完成。
【在 l*******n 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢分享！我在想你的波马是３：２０还是３：１５左右? 祝波马大PR！
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 39 是的，本赛季训练就结束了，下一个是从7月份开始，届时我将相关通知单转告给你。
期望有机会一起训练，
【在 l***h 的大作中提到】
: 你们USAFIT是不是本赛季训练就结束了？下次有机会一起训练哈
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 40 你就不要调皮了：）））
好好休息，早日恢复，继续跑。
【在 x******g 的大作中提到】
: 赞兔姐的报告，
: 兔姐就是我们的一面旗帜，领导大家前进
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 41 谢谢大小姐鼓励。包子性格就不要学了吧：））
【在 m***g 的大作中提到】
: 水到渠成的大PR，真好！兔姐除了天赋异禀，脾气心态也非常值得学习！
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a****9
发帖数: 235 | 42 佩服! 跑版的骄傲, 更是中年runner的骄傲.
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【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢大小姐鼓励。包子性格就不要学了吧：））
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d*********t
发帖数: 697 | 43 兔姐姐句句扣人心弦，感动中。
并，兔姐姐中英文写作俱佳！可以发展跑步以外的第二兴趣——写作：）
P.S.facebook 加了兔姐。 |
R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 44 谢谢。就让我们喜欢鼓励，继续跑：）））。
【在 a****9 的大作中提到】
: 佩服! 跑版的骄傲, 更是中年runner的骄傲.
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R*****t
发帖数: 2115 | 45 谢谢dandan的鼓励。你人如其名，Sweet。
加了，很高兴成为你的朋友！
【在 d*********t 的大作中提到】
: 兔姐姐句句扣人心弦，感动中。
: 并，兔姐姐中英文写作俱佳！可以发展跑步以外的第二兴趣——写作：）
: P.S.facebook 加了兔姐。
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d*********t
发帖数: 697 | 46 谢谢兔姐姐：）
【在 R*****t 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢dandan的鼓励。你人如其名，Sweet。
: 加了，很高兴成为你的朋友！
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