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Ironman & Ironman 70.3 Seminar
On February 19th I provided sample PowerBar product and conducted a seminar specifically educating athletes on Ironman and Ironman 70.3 distance racing. The seminar was held at HERevolution in Solana Beach, CA and we had 51 athletes in attendance.
116th Boston Marathon
On April 16th my wife Laurie and I ran the 116th Boston Marathon. This was my 11th Boston and Laurie’s 16th. The unseasonably warm weather made this one of my most challenging marathons. The temperature at the 10am start was 79 degrees and it warmed to at least the high 80’s, maybe even 90, by the time we got to the finish line in Boston. Thank goodness for PowerGels! The extra sodium came in very handy. My run training had gone very well over the winter. My original goal for Boston was to break 3:05. But with the warm temperatures I wisely revised that the day before the race to 3:10. Race day was so challenging that my finish time was 3:16:41 (7:30/mile). Despite that being one of my slowest marathons, I am really happy with that time. Laurie ran 3:51:44 and she also had a really good race. I knew going into the day that I would be tested. I kept my blinders on and noticed very little scenery along the route. Of course, I do recall some hotties as we ran by the all women’s Wellesley College at the half way point. Gotta love the warm weather! Some other great scenes I recall include passing Dick Hoyt at the 6 mile mark while he was pushing his son Rick in his wheelchair – it makes me cry every time! This was their 30th Boston Marathon. Check out their video at www.teamhoyt.com. I saw many military members running in uniform with full packs. And I thought I was hot! One guy that I ran near for the final 10K was dressed head to toe in a snug fitting body suit of the American flag. It was really awesome running near him as the crowd absolutely loved that guy. I can still hear the chants of USA! USA! USA! Here is some quick data on the race: I placed 115th out of 2,246 men age 45-49. I placed 1,380th out of 12,588 male finishers. I placed 1,490th out of 21,554 overall finishers. Over 4,000 runners elected to not even do the race and defer their entries to 2013. This was an unprecedented offer issued by the Boston Athletic Association the day before the race in anticipation of the high temperatures. 96.1% of those who started did finish this year’s race. The hottest ever Boston Marathon was in 1976 – 94 degrees! We enjoyed seeing Laurie’s parents who made the journey in from New York. It was also great to see some old friends. Griff Griffith joined us on the bus ride out to Hopkinton. The only downside was not getting to spend more time with his wife, Steff, who has raced Boston in the past, but not this year. We also enjoyed the company of our friends from the Silicon Valley Triathlon Club – Kyle Welch, Chris Liou and Keish Doi. To see my photos, click on this link: http://www.marathonfoto.com/index.cfm?action=site.login&RaceOID=12902012S1&LastName=ZELENT&BibNumber=3006&spMAILINGID=36518508&spUserID=MjE3NDc2NjA0NzAS1&spJOBID=140012834&spREPORTID=MTQwMDEyODM0S0 I’d like to thank God for always being my guiding light. And I want to thank my family and friends for their continuous encouragement. I’d also like to thank my 2012 sponsors – PowerBar, www.Wetsuitrental.com and Revolution Bike Shop. Living the life…
Superseal Triathlon
I did the Superseal Triathlon on March 18th. The only winner that day was Mother Nature as lots of rain and very high winds forced the race director to wisely cancel both the swim and bike portions. I did compete in the beach run 5K (really only 2.89 miles) and won my age group in 18:33.
San Dieguito Half Marathon
My first race of 2012 was the San Dieguito Half Marathon on February 12th. I had an excellent race as I finished in 1:20:44 (6:10/mile). I placed 2nd out of 99 men age 45-49 and 16th out of 1,284 overall finishers. The highlight of this race was going head to head with Kevin Zimmer, a great local runner in my age group. I have never beaten Kevin, but I almost did on this day. I actually had the lead through 10 miles until he buried me on a downhill. Next year!
Malibu Marathon
On Sunday, November 13th my wife, Laurie Kearney, ran the Malibu Marathon. We drove up from Carlsbad the day before and enjoyed a great weekend together. We found a romantic Italian restaurant in Calabassas for Saturday's dinner. Laurie was hoping to run 3:45:00, but she ran one of her best races of the year finishing in 3:29:50 to finish 2nd in her age group! This was Laurie's 183rd marathon. Her fuel for this and all marathons is at least 4 PowerGels. I scored brownie points by supporting Laurie and being her on course cheering section. She has done that enough for me this year so this was the least I could do. I managed to get in a 13 mile run and 15 mile bike ride while cheering.
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I have been racing triathlons since 1986. I have completed over 210 triathlons including …MORE
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