Denver Marathon - RunMarathon


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Denver, Colorado
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 53m 20s
Overall Rank = 450/1924
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 51/177
Pre-race routine:

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..
Event warmup:

Ran a bit and did some dynamic stretching. line up near the front.
Run
  • 3h 53m 20s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 55s  min/mile
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
Running
03:53:20 | 26.2 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 71/177
Overall: 450/1924
Performance: Below average
Course: Went through wash park, cheeseman park and city park, then various roads around the capitol.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
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] 4