Marine Corps Marathon - RunMarathon


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Arlington, Virginia
United States
USMC
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 44m 14s
Overall Rank = 2528/21211
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 234/1586
Event warmup:

Some light stretching and gentle jogging.
Run
  • 3h 44m 14s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

What a terribly executed plan. I had intended to run strictly to the HRM but my ego and fresh legs had my heard rate up to 167 on the first big hill about 1.5 miles into the race and I never managed to get it down again. The result is I bonked at mile 20 pace dropped from avg. of about 7:45 to about 9:15. Result no Boston for me but still a PR.
What would you do differently?:

Cool it on the hills early on!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injured foot in the weeks leading up to the race and a cold compromised my fitness.

Event comments:

This is a great race.




Last updated: 2009-06-26 12:00 AM
Running
03:44:14 | 26.2 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 232/1586
Overall: 2473/21211
Performance: Below average
This is going to sound ridiculous but: Min 113 Ave 167 Max 186
Course: Not as flat as people think! This course is relativle hilly in the first 7 miles.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5