3 Bugeys and a Wagon

3 Bugeys and a Wagon
11/13/2010 - 5k Stomp Out Hunger: Immaculata Collge

Sunday, May 13, 2012

9th Annual Delaware Marathon

9th Annual Delaware Marathon
Delaware Running Festival
Wilmington, DE

Yesterday, I went down to the expo on the waterfront.  It was a gorgeous day.  I ran into Nate and Todd Robinson, who were also running the full marathon. 










Now, its race day.  The race starts at 7am.  I run into Nate and Todd again along the water front.





Myselt with Todd and Nate Robinson




Now this is where it gets interesting.  We are literally 90 seconds away from the start of the race, when Nate says to me "Oh my god!  Bugey, turn around."  I turn around, and I find my nemesis from the Washington DC marathon..."The Juggler!"  Damn it.  It was the guy from the DC marathon.  Now, I am all psyched out before the race starts.  I mean, I have to beat this guy this time.  Now I am running with a purpose.



Oh no, he is back!

So, this is around the start of the second mile.  Just running along the river front.  It was really nice and quiet.





Pirate ships:  Always something you have to worry about in Wilmington.





I get to through the first half of the marathon with no problem.  I am around 2 hours and 24 minutes, which was fine by me, cause I was on pace for a sub5 hour marathon.  Now, the issue I had was that nobody was there to pass out beer.  Luckily, I had made arrangements with my good buddy Jared, who had a full beer waiting for me at mile 13, and again at mile 15.


Mile 13- beer with Jared

such a lovely site after 13 miles





OK, so now I just drank two beers, which is not very productive in marathon running.  It catches up with me quick, and I am walking now before I get to mile 16 (which is not good, when you have 10 miles to go)






Even though I had been walking for 3 miles, I still felt good.  I was having a great time and was enjoying the sites.....but then....I got passed by the Juggler.  I was so pissed.  I had totally forgotten about him.  I just wanted to scream!  I then tried to run again, but my legs just didn't have it.



8 miles of mostly walking, I come up to this sign.  God damn, I forgot about those last .2 miles




Final stats:
Name: Brian Bugey
Bib #: 595

Gun Time: 6:26:28.1 (10:12/mile)
5 mile split: 51:02.6
13.1 mile split: 2:25:25.3
18 mile split: 3:45:56.6
Chip Time: 6:25:17.5
Overall Place: 590/603
Age Group Place: 47/47 (Male 35 to 39)

I was more than fine with the 5 mile split. The 13.1 split was ok (still on pace for sub 5 hour marathon). Of course, this is when I had the two beers. Took me another 80 minutes to cover the next 5 miles. Not great, but not the end of the world.....but good god....those last 8 miles were just brutal. I don't think I ran more than 3 quarters of a mile for those last 8. It was hot, my feet hurt, and drinking 2 beers was probably not a good idea.  I am proud of the last place finish in my age group.
finisher's medal


Finally, since it is mother's day, I dedicated this run to my mother.  She is truly the best.








and just for the hell of it!









Sunday, May 6, 2012

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Broad Street 10 Miler


2012 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Broad Street 10 Miler
Philadelphia, PA


Jared and I ran the Broad Street Run today.  The easiest part of the day was the run itself.  Getting down to the race was a pain in the ass.  We had to park in FDR park, with everyone else, cause the freaking 76ers game at 1pm had the Wachovia center parking lot closed down.  This was a logistical nightmare.


pre-race


So we get on the train for what is supposed to be a 17 minute train ride.  Good lord!  This is how close Jared and I stood together for 45 minutes.
Jared on the train

me on the train


The race started at 8:30.  We got off the train at 8:25.  It was a freaking zoo at the start.  I think there were about 32 thousand runners.
Start


1/2 way point.
City Hall

City Hall


I finish in about 1 hour 47 minutes.  By no means is that good, but I had fun any way.  Jared and I had a few beers back at FDR park before we went home.
Post race



I was excited to get home and see that my house was still in tact.


Nathan and Chris with finisher's medal


Finally, my good friend John was kind enough to watch my kids while Jared and I did the race.  He deserves a medal for it, so we gave him one.

John with the boys










SWAG
Finisher's Medal

T-Shirt

Race Bib