A2A Marathon - RunMarathon


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Ardmore, Oklahoma
United States
40F / 4C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 52m 33s
Overall Rank = 16/89
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/12
Pre-race routine:

got up, ate my 2 packs of oatmeal, drove to the start. Waited in the warm bus til 10 min prior to race
Event warmup:

none. Sat in the bus to avoid the 30deg cold and 30MPH winds
Run
  • 3h 52m 33s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

The run went fine. I wasn't expecting much, just 2 weeks from the last marathon. We ran into the teeth of a constant 20MPH wind the entire way. IT was miserable. Rolling hills throughout. One ~9mile stretch was straight down HWY77 with no breaks from the wind. It was torture. It was a small enoguh race that there weren't any others running close to my pace to help with any sort of draft, or to serve as a wind-break. It was just a put-your-head-down-and-get-through-it kind of race. Not a lot of fun, but I made it
What would you do differently?:

Plug IPod in the night before so I don't get to the start line with no music
Post race
Warm down:

Got a snack, Powerade, walked to the car, and hit the hotel for a quick cold bath, followed by hot tub

What limited your ability to perform faster:

wind

Event comments:

Nice smaller race. Once race weekend came, everything went very smoothly. My only gripe was the website. It was great 6 months ago, but it was never updated. I had signed up for email updates in December, and never received a single update. The expo was fine, Pasta Dinner was included in registration fee (very nice touch), smooth pre-race trasnportation, tons of water stops with great volunteers. Nice finish in the stadium, good post race spread. Very well done smaller race.




Last updated: 2012-12-12 12:00 AM
Running
03:52:33 | 26.2 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/12
Overall: 16/89
Performance: Average
Course: Point to point course running south to Ardmore
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3