Portland Marathon - RunMarathon


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Portland, Oregon
United States
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 04m 24s
Overall Rank = 2524/8091
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 298/569
Pre-race routine:

2 granola bars, banana, 16oz Gatorade
Event warmup:

stretches and looseners, took power bar gel shot 15 min prior to gun
Run
  • 4h 04m 24s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great all through mile 21 or so. Kept just ahead of 4 hr pace group until then, tried to keep up with pace group but didn't quite have it at that point. Around downhill at mile 22-23 form started to suffer and that took toll on knee. Got a slight pickup at Broadway bridge. Willpower got me through last 2 miles. Took gel shot every 45 minutes but skipped gel shot at mile 25.
What would you do differently?:

Should have taken gels every 40 minutes, not 45. Mistake in skipping gel at mile 25 - as soon as I crossed finish line got light-headed and wobbly legs, spent some time in medical tent recovering from electrolite depletion. Also try to make sure on training runs in future to try and get up to 23-25 miles.
Post race
Warm down:

This was done in medical tent - lots of Ultima, oranges, grapes, and some minutes in front of heater.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not taking gel shot at mile 25 was biggest mistake, my finish wasn't as strong.
Training maxed out at 20 miles (due to injury) which was unfortunate because I think a couple 22-25 mile training runs would have helped get stronger.

Event comments:

Bib: 4362
Overall: 2524 out of 8091
Men: 1747 out of 3825
M 40-44: 298 out of 569
Age/Grade: 52.81% Place: 3334
Finish: 4:04:24 Pace: 9:20
Tag Time: 4:04:24
Gun Time: 4:08:59








Last updated: 2009-08-23 12:00 AM
Running
04:04:24 | 26.2 miles | 09m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 298/569
Overall: 2524/8091
Performance: Good
Avg HR 171 Max HR 180 Split Times 10 Km: 55:53 Pace: 9:00 8.9 Mi: 1:19:47 Pace: 8:58 Half: 1:58:21 Pace: 9:02 17.5 Mi: 2:39:30 Pace: 9:07 20 Mi: 3:02:32 Pace: 9:08 21.1 Mi: 3:12:42 Pace: 9:08
Course: Excellent - short steep hill around mile 2, another big hill around mile 16 to St John's Bridge - felt strong on all hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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