{"id":534,"date":"2018-05-15T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T12:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2025-02-25T20:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:47:57","slug":"long-island-half-marathon-may-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Long Island Half Marathon &#8211; May 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best part of this race was hanging out with training buddy, tri guy Ziv Abramowicz, both before and after the race. If I hadn\u2019t signed up with him, I might not have run.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1585-e1526393044276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-540 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1585-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Ziv Abramowicz, pre-race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Friday before this Sunday race, I went to the doctor to address an asthmatic cough. I hadn\u2019t thought of myself as allergic, but asked the doctor to check when last I was there, and sure enough, a year and two weeks ago, I\u2019d been treated for the same thing. I guess the change into spring is a trigger. Anyway, this time I got antibiotics as well as steroids, and a cough suppressant, and by Saturday morning, I could run again.<\/p>\n<p>The park in Uniondale was nice enough, and the race was well organized, but UGLY. Miles of the Jericho Turnpike, Wantagh Parkway and Carman Avenue? Really? And just to confirm these really were highways closed for the race, I ran past a dead cat on the shoulder at one point.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_0180.jpg\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Was shooting for 7:20s or faster in order to PR, and started off at 7:40 min\/mile in high zone 1,\/low zone 2, but by mile 4, I realized (a) I was not feeling the love (not panting, but not strong) and (b) I was not going to go faster than 7:40. So I adjusted to that reality, stopped feeling disappointed, and just hung on. But by mile 9.5, here come those calf cramps again, and I\u2019m struggling to stumble through 9:00+ Miles, and people I passed are passing me in droves, and that means they\u2019ve been steady and I\u2019ve not. I end up at 1:45:10 (8:02 min\/mile) &#8211; my slowest HM yet, even slower than the much hillier Sleepy Hollow HM I ran 6 weeks ago \u201cat a fun pace\u201dinstead of fastest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ziv-with-family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-544 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ziv-with-family-e1526418720184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ziv-with-family-e1526418720184.jpg 703w, https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ziv-with-family-e1526418720184-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Something has to change. I took \u201csportslegs\u201d before the race to try battling lactate buildup, but forgot my chewable salt tablets in the car (note to self: don\u2019t switch to the race-approved clear plastic bag in the parking lot). I had half a gel with electrolytes towards the end, but couldn\u2019t stomach more. Maybe it\u2019s my form; sent videos after I got home to Coach Debi, who said to work on a shorter stride and land on balls of my feet; or maybe it\u2019s just that allergy season knocks back the best of us, including cyclist Chris Dudko (who told me that because of the pollen he had no power for his recent race, either). Maybe sessions again with the Mile Hugh Running Club. But I\u2019d rather not give up on this distance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-537 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_0181.jpg\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best part of this race was hanging out with training buddy, tri guy Ziv Abramowicz, both before and after the race. If I hadn\u2019t signed up with him, I might not have run. The Friday before this Sunday race, I went to the doctor to address an asthmatic cough. 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