Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - RunMarathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 38m 39s
Overall Rank = 530/1035
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 30/71
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and got into my race clothes. Coffee and a Powerbar for breakfast then off to catch the shuttle with my friend who was doing the half. Nervous. No, I take that back... scared.
Event warmup:

Stretching while in the start corral.
Run
  • 4h 38m 39s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Wow, it was a hot one. Thermometer read 72 degrees at 7:30am. I felt surprisingly good through mile 17. Then the wheels started coming off... It was HOT, there were tons of hills, the wind was blowing and my body was hurting - a lot. I knew my toes were in serious trouble around mile 21. After mile 22 it became a simple test of fierce determination as my body made it very clear that it had had enough. Once I cleared the bridge for the second time it was an excruciating mile or so more to the finish. WOW, I did it!!


What would you do differently?:

Simply put: train more.
Post race
Warm down:

I really didn't anything cool down. I drank some Poweraide and hung out with friends in the finish area. By then, my friends had checked us out of our hotel room so I had no where to go for a shower/change of clothes. I chatted for about an hour in the finsh area and then hopped in the car for the 6 hour drive back to Michigan. Ouch. I won't be doing that again...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, hills and insufficient training.

Event comments:

In all honestly, I wasn't properly trained for this distance. It was a risky endeavor considering all that I have on my race schedule for this season. In the end, I came out better for it as I now KNOW that it is a distance to be respected. I have much more work to do and aside from my angry toes, my body is recovering nicely.




Last updated: 2009-04-24 12:00 AM
Running
04:38:39 | 26.2 miles | 10m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 30/71
Overall: 530/1035
Performance: Average
Course: Absolutely beautiful with lots of hills. Whose idea was it to put the bridge at mile 22 anyways?
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
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] 5