IMT Des Moines Marathon - RunMarathon


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Des Moines, IA., Iowa
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 00m 5s
Overall Rank = 568/1358
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 66/127
Event warmup:

Walked about a mile from the hotel to the starting line. Had a bagel, plain.
Run
  • 4h 00m 6s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Fast start, feeling strong. Powered through the hills much better than expected and found myself quite a bit ahead of the 4 hour pacer, but lost ground late. Probably should have trained over 20 miles and at a faster pace. Definitely should not have walked the last water stop - it hurt to restart and slowed me down 20 seconds or so. Really had a great run, though, and faster than expected.
What would you do differently?:

Drink less. Had two stops as a result.
Post race
Warm down:

Great after-race fun. Got a massage, and my right calf cramped up when I stood afterwards, making the PT person cringe. Ha. Wandered around and then Lisa came across and through the food line! Was super happy to see her, and we walked back to the hotel.

Event comments:

I would to it again, with a bit more hill training.




Last updated: 2009-10-18 12:00 AM
Running
04:00:06 | 26.2 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 66/127
Overall: 568/1358
Performance: Good
01 - 09'03" 02 - 07'56" 03 - 07'42"; 169 04 - 08'36"; 171 05 - 08'31"; 166 06 - 08'29"; 167 07 - 09'00"; 165 08 - 08'52"; 165 09 - 08'39"; 167 10 - 08'38"; 164 11 - 08'40"; 164 12 - 09'15"; 161 13 - 08'47"; 165 14 - 08'42"; 166 15 - 08'43"; 165 16 - 08'39"; 170 17 - 09'32"; 161 18 - 09'03"; 165 19 - 09'16"; 166 20 - 09'37"; 165 21 - 09'48"; 165 22 - 09'33"; 165 23 - 09'28"; 169 24 - 09'23"; 171 25 - 10'06"; 170 26 - 09'34"; 171
Course: Serious hills mile 4-8. Beautiful course, sometimes winding back on itself, allowing runners to see others they might have come with but who are racing at different paces. Shouldn't have walked through the water at mile 25.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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