Denver Marathon - RunMarathon


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Denver, Colorado
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 10m 17s
Overall Rank = 765/1924
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 96/206
Pre-race routine:

Got up and had some breakfast. Woke up the munchkin man and my bride and we drove to the venue.
Event warmup:

Nothing. Just gave hugs and kisses to my family. I figured I had 20 miles of warm up coming.
Run
  • 4h 10m 17s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

First couple miles were very crowded. I settled in and just tried to take it easy. I knew I had a long way to go. I was feeling good until about mile 9. It was basically uphill the whole way. Then mile 12 was uphill too. That took it out of me. I haven't done much hill work at all and my legs started to hurt. I hit the 13.1 mile mark in right around 1.52.00 and I knew I was running well. By the time I started down the road into Wash Park, I was hurting. I was looking for my Bride and the gang. They were going to meet me at Wash Park because we did two laps through the park. Finally saw the munchkin man come out of the crowd at about mile 17. He ran with me for a bit. Then when I looped around I saw my Bride. I stopped and walked with her and the munchkin man through the aid station drinking some gatorade and getting a needed boost in confidence. I got re-energized and pushed through the rest of the park. By the time I hit mile 22, I was toast and started walking more. The last couple miles, we were running on concrete in the sun with no shade and the temp was 80 degrees. I was overheating bad. I pushed on and finally saw the finish. I kicked it the last quarter mile and was very glad to cross the line.
What would you do differently?:

train more
Post race
Warm down:

food and water, sitting in the shade

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of long runs, and lack of hill work

Event comments:

Great race. I definitely have a new respect for the 26.2 crowd.


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Last updated: 2009-09-26 12:00 AM
Running
04:10:17 | 26.2 miles | 09m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 96/206
Overall: 765/1924
Performance: Good
Mile 1 - 8.57 Mile 2&3 - 16.37 Mile 4 - 8.15 Mile 5 - 8.20 Mile 6 - 8.08 Mile 7 - 8.29 Mile 8 - 8.33 Mile 9 - 8.32 Mile 10 - 9.02 uphill Mile 11 - 8.24 Mile 12 - 8.42 Mile 13 - 9.04 uphill Mile 14 - 9.21 Mile 15 - 8.54 Mile 16 - 9.27 Mile 17 - 10.10 Mile 18 - 10.00 Mile 19 - 10.53 Mile 20 - 12.55 walked with my Bride beside me Mile 21 - 10.06 Mile 22 - 9.42 Mile 23 - 11.18 Mile 24 - 11.01 Mile 25 - 12.00 overheating bad Mile 26 - 11.15 Mile 26.2 - 2.02
Course: Great course all through Denver. There were about 4 hills that I did not appreciate. I hate hills and definitely need to do more hill training. Best part was the double lap in Wash Park. I got to see my Bride and munchkin man and some friends twice on the laps through the park.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
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] 3