Sedona Marathon - RunMarathon


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Sedona, Arizona
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 30m 10s
Overall Rank = 83/168
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 11/13
Pre-race routine:

Wake up, get dressed (everything laid out the night before), use restroom, eat a banana and oatmeal and drive to the race start. Had a 5-hr energy drink walking from the car to the event.
Event warmup:

A little dynamic stretching and run to the start line after using the port-a-potty.
Run
  • 4h 30m 10s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt GREAT the first half! Planned on 9:30 run/00:30 walk intervals on a 9:00-9:15 m/mile pace. Skipped the first couple of intervals to get out onto the course. Finished 1/2 in just under 2 hrs and full of energy. Smiling, telling people they are doing great, giving thumbs up to people, thanking volunteers. After the turn-around, the hills started getting to me. Took more walk breaks, got a little tense and people started passing me. Cardio felt fine, but I just couldn't turn my legs over any faster.
What would you do differently?:

I should have trained more long hills, especially at the end of long runs. Need more mental discipline to keep moving on the hills even when I'm tired. 26.2 is a long-ass run!
Post race
Warm down:

Got water, sat down and relaxed for a bit. Whole body started to tingle, so I got up and kept moving to keep the blood circulating. Drank some more water, then went home and got a nice, warm shower.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I just wasn't prepared for the hills. Also, didn't have the mental discipline to push myself more but those hills were killers. I should have scoped out the course long ago (since it's local) to see how bad it was. OK, enough whining. Next year, faster and stronger!

Event comments:

This was my first marathon, and first running race over 5K. I feel like I prepped pretty well, but should have trained on more hills. It was really an awesome race, and I smiled for the whole thing. Definitely a tough 1st FM, but I'm glad I did it. I tried to keep track of what was happening at different distances, but I forgot everything already. Basically, I ran and it hurt.

I don't think I got 5 hours of energy out of that 5-hr Energy Drink. I got like 2.5. So, that was king of misleading. Luckily I also had gels with me. One more gel may have helped at the end. I wasn't sure I could stomach it though so I just kept it in my pocket. I didn't want to be 'that guy that puked at the marathon'.


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Last updated: 2011-01-04 12:00 AM
Running
04:30:10 | 26.2 miles | 10m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/13
Overall: 83/168
Performance: Average
Course: Out-and-back course. Hilly and 1/3+ on gravel road. ~2100 ft of climbing throughout the course. Many comments from marathon veterans that this is the hardest course they've ever done.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3