USAF Marathon - Wright Patterson AFB - Run


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Dayton, Ohio
United States
USAF Marathon
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 42m 48s
Overall Rank = 154/964
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 46/143
Pre-race routine:

Got up, showered, ate 2 pieces of toast, drove to event.
Event warmup:

Very light stretching.
Run
  • 1h 42m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Surprisingly fast pace considering how hilly the course was. Went out right at about a 8 min/mile pace. Ran with a AFROTC guy (Justin) from Ohio University at the begninning and we just hung out the entire race. The first 5 miles flew by. I took a 1/4 of an orange at the turnaround point and later on was thinking maybe I shouldn't have. Nothing came of it though. Justin and I were talking about when we were going to pick up the pace near the finish and I told him to run ahead to get 1:43, but he didn't want to do it, so I picked up the pace and we both broke 1:43 (chip time).
What would you do differently?:

Probably not eat the orange, although it worked in the past.
Post race
Warm down:

Wrapped self in "foil" blanket given at finish. Drank a water and ate a banana. Looked for other finishers then got a 20 min massage. Post massage found the free food (and it was a good spread) and the $1 beer (have to replace those calories somehow).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of tempo runs, but I performed better than I thought I would given the lack of speed work.

Event comments:

Very well organized race with challenging hills. I would DEFINITELY recommend this race to others.




Last updated: 2005-09-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:48 | 13.1 miles | 07m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/143
Overall: 154/964
Performance: Good
Mile 3 - 24:11 Mile 6 - 47:49 Mile 7 - 55:52 Mile 8 - 1:04:07 Mile 9 - 1:12:15 Mile 10 - 1:20:46
Course: Out and back that was very hilly. One hill was a steady climb and another was a semi-steep climb. Another stretch of the race had various up and down climbs. There was also an uphill on ramp that doesn't seem like much of a hill until you run up it.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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