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Race Reports for Redding Marathon

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: The race started at 8:00am, it was raining and about 42F. The field was a mix of relay racers and regular 26.2 racers like myself. As I mentioned in the BT forum, the first three miles were downhill and paved and I wanted to keep my speed to 8:15 per mile. I ended up doing 7:30 the first mile just because I was caught up in the flurry of the event and people passing me like I was stopped. I regained my composure and slowed down to 8:30, then 8:45 and then finally settled into 9:00 minute miles. By then we were running on a muddy fire road with small potholes filled with water. I slipped on some larger rocks and my right foot went into a hole and my shoe was instantly filled with muddy water. Things were going fine, I felt good, but noticed I was still getting passed and I was not passing anyone. I ignored it and then settled into my final target pace of 9:06 per mile. After about mile seven, I noticed some pain in my small toes on my right foot (the one that went into the
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The scenery makes this race awsome, despite the difficulty, even given limited visibility today. Post race food could be improved on. The rain put a damper on post race activities today. People wanted to be dry and warm.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Post race could have been a little better, but everything else was spot on. The beauty of the run was top notch along the Sacramento river, over the dam, very very nice. Temp was perfect, never got hot.
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