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Comments: This race was all about my wife Michele..THis was her first marathon and she had her eye on a BQ time of 3:50..So I wanted to help her get there..I carried a fuel belt with infinite and a water bottle..THe fuel belt drinks were for her and I had the water bottle with infinite.. So we get going at our 8:30 pace and the first 10 miles flew by..Then at mile 18 my wife is having some outside knee pain, we walk a bit and she stretches and decides to take the ibuprophen she brought. Good idea, by mile 20 we were back on pace..Actually we had banked about 4 minute..We walk a bit every so often then at mile 23 I am cramping..I tell her to go on. I walk/ run the last 3 miles as my quads were starting to sieze with 1 mile to go..I got behind early on with my hydration..I did take some endurolytes through the day but I was not going to recover..I was just hoping my wife got in under 3:50..I tried to run in the finish chute and my left quad seized up and I had to limp in..What a lesson to learn not to get behind in your hydration..Michele did indeed get in under 3:50 she was 3:48:02 in her first marathon and BQ to boot..I have only been in this much pain once before and that was IMaz in 06 where I cramped up on the bike and walk/jogged the marathon..It was good day overall.. What would you do differently?: Our training was very minimal for this race..We had only done 1x18 miles for a long run..I really wanted to get in 2-3 20 milers but we just didn't have the time..For boston we will be better prepared..Lesson to everyone..Even being a 3:03 marathoner in the previous year, one cannot fake this distance! You need to train for it and fuel well..I know this stuff but that is the way it goes sometimes. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Talked to all the BT crew..Good to see Julia, Trixie, Cathy, Robyn, Susan,Ted, Thomas, Scott, Melanie, Drew, Whiz, Stacie..Hope I didn't miss anyone..Had a few mGD 64's and had to get home.. What limited your ability to perform faster: Training and fueling. Event comments: Very well organized but I have to say the food choices of some of these races is just plain terrible..bagles and bananas? There needs to be real food. Great course! Last updated: 2009-10-01 12:00 AM
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United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 450/1924
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 51/177
Got up at 4:30 and ate 2 waffles, a banana and some coffee.
Got to Civic center park and took a picture with the BT crew and warmed up with my wife..
Ran a bit and did some dynamic stretching. line up near the front.