Marine Corps Marathon - RunMarathon


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Washington, D.C, Washington, D.C.
United States
USMC
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 16m 29s
Overall Rank = 523/21027
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 86/1973
Pre-race routine:

Coconut water, bagel with pb, granola bar en route.
Event warmup:

stretching stretching stretching
Run
  • 3h 16m 29s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

First 8 miles probably went too hard which was felt on the last 6. The fact that when the course flattened out and I was still cruising at :10 faster/mile than the first 8, I used too much energy to finish up the last 6.
What would you do differently?:

See above comments...fine tune the training and focus on overall race pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked very slowly to team tent for massage.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Going too hard on the first 8 miles of hills.

Event comments:

I can't complain about not qualifying for Boston on my first marathon. I came pretty close, but I didn't qualify. A little disappointing but to put into perspective my debut performance really wasn't bad. Proud to do the race with Team Fisher House, for my father, and for myself.


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Last updated: 2011-08-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:16:29 | 26.2 miles | 07m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 86/1973
Overall: 523/21027
Performance: Good
Course: First 8 miles hilly, then flattens out for the most part through DC, the mall, then over the bridge to Pentagon and Crystal City to finish up the hill at Iwo Jima.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4