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Jay Silvio We're Not Worthy
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Sep 15, 2008 5:25 PM

RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Here's my report from Sunday's race:

http://community.active.com/blogs/jaysilvio/2008/09/15/race-report-parks-halfmarathon

 

Enjoy the read!

Jay

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1. Sep 15, 2008 5:29 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Great report and better comeback!  Well done!

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lenzlaw
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2. Sep 15, 2008 5:54 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Good race Jay and a good report.  Looks like you're back on track.




We've come this far and it's still the same,
Runnin' out here in the rain.
Just one more mile, if only you could fly.
(Apologies to T. Rush and J. Tempchin, for the paraphrase)

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3. Sep 15, 2008 6:15 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

 

Congratulations on a great comeback and for having the restraint and sense to hold back.  That's all very impressive!  Funny, I ran this race last year and it was chilly enough I wore a long-sleeved shirt through the whole thing.  Was thinking about you runners yesterday in the humidity!  We also were treated to non-functioning metro escalators and had to trudge down that huge "staircase" after running 13.1.  Hopefully, they didn't subject you to that again this year!

 

 

Great Report!

 

 

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4. Sep 15, 2008 6:17 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

An amazing time, Jay! Congratulations on the top 1.5% finish!

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5. Sep 15, 2008 6:23 PM in response to: Courir26
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

 

Jay,

 

 

Yea great job, Awesome place!!!!!!!!  

 

 




It's not only about finishing, its about finishing healthy!
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6. Sep 15, 2008 6:24 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Jay, You are amazing!  What a performance coming off of an injury!  Congratulations!




I will run for cupcakes!!
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7. Sep 16, 2008 4:59 AM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Jay, happy to see you're back in the running.     Great job and I'll bet a full one coming up shortly.  Your time, awesome, just something I can only dream about.

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8. Sep 16, 2008 7:25 AM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Awesome race!! Congrats and welcome back!

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9. Sep 16, 2008 8:12 AM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

Thanks everybody!  It feels good to be back even if I'm not yet at full strength.  I really under-estimated the half-marathon distance: my legs are trashed and I've got some pretty horrendous blisters on my heels (that's what happens when your socks are completely waterlogged halfway through the race).  Hopefully I can bounce back soon so that I can get in some decent training before Baltimore on October 11.  I'm running out of time to put in any long runs with less than 4 weeks to go.  Since I haven't really built up my mileage, I'm not sure how I'm going to taper.

dutch omi We're Not Worthy
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10. Sep 16, 2008 2:07 PM in response to: Jay Silvio
Re: RR: Parks Half-Marathon

You'll taper fast and furious.  Good luck and do take care of yourself.

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