The trip up here has been great, great laughs, some terrible sleeps, and a lot of driving around. Saturday EVERYTHING worked in my favour. Took the tour of the course, and saw all the hills. And there was a lot of em, let me tell you. It was like nothing I had ever seen. The place I stayed at with John was great. There was a fan, went to bed at 9, up at 5. Perfect night sleep.
RACE DAY:
It was around 7 am, and I was standing in the parking lot of the aquatics centre. The strangest feeling came over me, I was about to run a marathon, then with a quick flash back to reality, I was ease. It was wierd. I was calm, comfortable and I just felt like nothing ever before. It was at that moment, that I scraped all race plans, all pace worries, everything. I mumbled to myself, this is it. After deciding to scrap my warm up, I stood around and mingled, talked to Dani, Melissa and Drunko. Then we moved off to the start line. I said goodbye and goodluck to Mel and John, and went up to the front of the line.
3,2,1...Gun goes off. With a mass start of all the runner's in the 5,21, and full it was a fast pace right off the get go. My first k I ran a 2:58. I quickly found my groove, it was smooth. I ran a 4:00 minute pace. I knew that the first half was a lot tougher than the last, so I wanted to blast through it. Hill after hill after hill after hill...They never ended, but my body was just taking it, still pumping out those 4 minute K's. When the marathoners split off and started the out and back part of the course, I knew it was going to be a long long haul to the turnaround. What I didn't expect was to be alone. I ran SOLO, from 8k all the way to 40k. Through the open highway the only company I had was every 3k with the bumbling water station volunteers. At 21k I saw my split and was amazed. 1:25. (PB BABY!) Then back to focus. This race demanded so much focus and strength, that if you left you body for a minute it would eat you up.
40k- With the race just about over, and still in 2nd place, I was passed. Not by a man with more gas, but a man with a better engine. I could force myself down that hill, for fear that I would have fallen face first, and been done. So I took it easy down. Sensing my pain, 3rd place shot out from behind me and ate me up. There was nothing I could have or would have done different at this point. Now sitting in third, and no having no clue where 4th was I pushed on strong, not wanting to lose that spot. Then the next hill, the last. The bridge. The worst hill. I never gave much thought to this one, that was stupid. This hill is what finally drained my legs of everything. My calfs, quads, hams, and TOES started to cramp. Really bad. On the off ramp, about 300m from the finish line I heard Dani, yelling at me, cheering me on. I just buckled down and pushed hard. Then I heard JOHN STANTON announcing to the crowd my name and the fact that I was third place marathon finisher. Final time: 2:57:11. I broke 3!!! And won my age group. 100 bucks at the RR was the prize.
What I think I need to clarify here, is that I ran this race on guts and instinct. I knew in theory that running that fast was going to ruin me in the end, but I also knew that I had nothing to lose, and to just go for it. Throwing away my race plan was the best thing I've ever done. I would not have that well if I did. It was and still is just so surreal. It still hasn't really sunk in yet.
After the race, QMP, Mel, john and I sat in a hot tub and drank booze all night. It was great. Oh which reminds me, Brendan, did you puke in the bathroom downstairs? haha
5k LAP TIMES:
1. 20:12
2. 19:57
3. 19:48
4. 20:17
5. 20:04
6. 21:02
7. 22:41
8. 22:19
9. 2.45km - 10:44
Marathon By Yourself..I mean Sea.
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PB's: 5k: 16:40 10K: 34:59 21.1: 1:17:16 Marathon: 02:50:47
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HOOOOOOWWW Ironic!!
John...calling out YOUR name!
WOuld have been great if you registered as Jacob 42.2!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go sir......what a race!
Now, time to focus on Sept. 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Bman
John...calling out YOUR name!
WOuld have been great if you registered as Jacob 42.2!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go sir......what a race!
Now, time to focus on Sept. 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Bman
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WOW!!! Great report and an even better race!...and lots of post race fun too! CONGRATULATIONS!
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TheBman wrote:HOOOOOOWWW Ironic!!
John...calling out YOUR name!
WOuld have been great if you registered as Jacob 42.2!!!!!!!!!!!
Surely he knows Jacob's name... if not, he will now, lol.
Jacob you rock. That was awesome.
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Amazing, Jacob! Thanks for the awesome report. I've been looking forward to it. You ran strong and hard, and fought through some adversity at the end. And you sub-3'ed it-- I knew you would! 
(I will not hesitate to say that you haven't yet reached your full potential. I know you'll be building that running engine in your future training. I so look forward to following your progress.)
I can't imagine what it would be like to run alone for that long in an organized race. In a bigger race you'll probably be able to draw more energy from the crowd.
Again, thanks for giving us a great impression of what it was like to be there. You're AWESOME!
(I will not hesitate to say that you haven't yet reached your full potential. I know you'll be building that running engine in your future training. I so look forward to following your progress.)
I can't imagine what it would be like to run alone for that long in an organized race. In a bigger race you'll probably be able to draw more energy from the crowd.
Again, thanks for giving us a great impression of what it was like to be there. You're AWESOME!
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Jacob,
That's fantastic !!! Way to go and what a great report. You just went for it
all the way and nothing could stop you. Man, you owned those hills bud.
Just like Prefontaine, er no, just like Jacob (I've seen you train),you went for it. Like a previous poster said, watch out T.O.
See you soon,
Paul
That's fantastic !!! Way to go and what a great report. You just went for it
all the way and nothing could stop you. Man, you owned those hills bud.
Just like Prefontaine, er no, just like Jacob (I've seen you train),you went for it. Like a previous poster said, watch out T.O.
See you soon,
Paul
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Nice Report Jacob!! Great Race!
You are one step cloer to your Elite Runner dream.
Rob
You are one step cloer to your Elite Runner dream.
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Been eagerly awaiting this report.... all I can say is HOLY CARP (not sure if there's a "bad word" censor on here
WOW, Way to go & great report - you smoked 'em Jacob. Congrats & hope you aren't too hung over now
Tracy
WOW, Way to go & great report - you smoked 'em Jacob. Congrats & hope you aren't too hung over now
Tracy
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Dr.J wrote:(I will not hesitate to say that you haven't yet reached your full potential. I know you'll be building that running engine in your future training. I so look forward to following your progress.)
I couldn't agree more! Someday we'll all be able to say we knew Jacob when....
(Gotta ride the coattails, people!)
Big congratulations! You deserve all the kudos, not just because of your running but because of the encouragement you give everyone. It's karma at its best!
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What an amazing race Jacob! Way to stay within yourself and listen to your instincts. You are an inspriation.
I was wondering the same thing!! haha
Did you flash your orange Pumas to JS as you crossed the finish line?
I was wondering the same thing!! haha
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Hey Cedwards.......welcome SIR!
nice to have ya aboard!
Yep, gloves are off, no more mister nice guys when were trainning with Sir Jakie-boy!!!!!
Lets take him to Champlain again and RREALY ride the hills this time!!!!
LOL!
Bman
nice to have ya aboard!
Yep, gloves are off, no more mister nice guys when were trainning with Sir Jakie-boy!!!!!
Lets take him to Champlain again and RREALY ride the hills this time!!!!
LOL!
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Boston Marathon April 18
Berlin Marathon September 25
Chicago Marathon October 9
NYC Marathon November 6
...raising funds and awareness for the EVERYMAN Campaign!
London Marathon April 17
Boston Marathon April 18
Berlin Marathon September 25
Chicago Marathon October 9
NYC Marathon November 6
...raising funds and awareness for the EVERYMAN Campaign!
Jacob:
AWESOME...AWESOME...AWESOME...
I am thrilled for you ...you wanted a sub 3...you dug deep for it...and you got it...yippeee!!!
Do you think I should e-mail JS about this
Joanne
C-Moss: I'd be really happy too...but I'm still sleeping...that canoe trip tired me right out
AWESOME...AWESOME...AWESOME...
I am thrilled for you ...you wanted a sub 3...you dug deep for it...and you got it...yippeee!!!
Do you think I should e-mail JS about this
Joanne
C-Moss: I'd be really happy too...but I'm still sleeping...that canoe trip tired me right out
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An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
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Yes, Holy Carp
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LaDeChat wrote:LaDeChat wrote:Yes, Holy Carp
Hey Andy, why won't the image post, only the URL?? What did I do wrong?
If it's any consolation, you can copy the url and see the picture. I love it! Good one!
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"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!" - author unknown
"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!" - author unknown
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