Chicago Marathon - RunMarathon


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
LeSalle Bank
34F / 1C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 07m 42s
Overall Rank = 1492/33800
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 296/2705
Pre-race routine:

Gatorade, Powerbar, Warm-up run to the restrooms in the Hilton
Event warmup:

Stretch, light running warmup, Forecasted weather is mid 40's, But it ended up being mid 30's with 20mph winds!
Run
  • 3h 07m 42s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

I want to go faster!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked about 2 miles back to the hotel. Walked a few more miles to get food and go to the post race party.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The wind slowed me down a little in the last few miles. The wind/cold caused my quads to be a little crampy. Overall, I ran what I planned and qualified for boston, so...no excuses, I did exactly what I wanted!

Event comments:

Awesome post race party in millenium park. The band was great, there was plenty of food and drink.


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Last updated: 2006-10-15 12:00 AM
Running
03:07:42 | 26.2 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 296/2705
Overall: 1492/33800
Performance: Good
Avg. HR: 169, Max 185
Course: Flat and fast. There were people everywhere for the first 15 miles. 15-18, spectators were sparse, and from 19 to the finish the streets were packed. Water stops were great, if you found a hole in the running crowd.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %NA
Overall: Good
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] 5