Twin Cities Marathon - RunMarathon


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Twin Cities, Minnesota
United States
Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 20m 26s
Overall Rank = 4944/8432
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 529/766
Pre-race routine:

Slept well as I was not very stressed. Ate a PB and B toast sandwich for breakfast. Clif bar 30 minutes before heading to the start.
Event warmup:

Stretches of the thighs and calves.
Run
  • 4h 20m 26s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

I gave it all I had. Knees were hurting about 1/2 way and beyond, but never escalated.
What would you do differently?:

Cardio was okay, need stronger muscles for next time.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking, squatting, walking more.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need stronger muscles, more training time.

Event comments:

I've not done many other marathons, but this is a clock-work event, highly recommended.




Last updated: 2009-10-08 12:00 AM
Running
04:20:26 | 26.2 miles | 09m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/766
Overall: 0/8432
Performance: Good
Hr Max was 171 for most of the course. Avg was 161 mostly. the Last .2 I cranked it up to 184 and the average was much highers
Course: Beautiful, fun.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5