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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
55F / 13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 26m 32s
Overall Rank = 896/1812
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 55/114
Pre-race routine:

Walked to Race start with Emily and Paul. Found our spots.
Event warmup:

Nuttin.
Run
  • 4h 26m 32s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Emily, Paul, Dianne and I were running 2 marathons in 2 days. This was #1. I was taking this as a fun training run, so the goal was to finish, and have enough in me for tomorrows Fly Pig Marathon. I stuck with Emily the entire race. Nothing much to report really. It started raining at mile 6, and only got heavier as the race went on. Emily was having potty issues, so that forced me to do some walking while she was in the porta pot. This was actually good for me, to force me to do some walking, as that will happen A LOT for my triple, and probably for pacing Mel in Florida in a few weeks. I felt a bit more tired and sore in this race than I expected, but noting major. I had fun.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This went pretty close to what I expected.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed the stupid mylar blanket, got Emily and headed as fast as I could make her go towards the car. I knew the chills would start hitting soon and bad, since we were drenched, and it was still raining and chilly out. Finally got to the car and changed into dry cloths. Hands stayed numb for most of an hour.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. This was not for speed.

Event comments:

Derby is fun. The highlight is running through Churchhill Downs. The course is kinda average after that.




Last updated: 2016-05-12 12:00 AM
Running
04:26:32 | 26.2 miles | 10m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 55/114
Overall: 896/1812
Performance: Average
Course: The Derby Course
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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