Austin Marathon - RunMarathon


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Austin, Texas
United States
The Austin Marathon Foundation, Inc.
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 28m 53s
Overall Rank = 2077/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 261/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:00am and ate about 3/4 of a bagel w/ cream cheese and had some water. Grabbed my stuff and headed down to bag drop. Wish I had read the info packet. Bag drop was a little farther than I anticipated and I met up with Keith with just 5min to spare.
Event warmup:

Warm up. Well I walked to the start line so i guess that counts. It is a marathon after all so I figured I would be warming up for the next 13 miles anyway.
Run
  • 4h 28m 53s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

The run really was just a difficult as I thought it was going to be. Considering my true lack of consistent training I am very surprise I did as well as I did. I was shooting for 4:45 and came in under that. I ended up with a pinky toe sized blister on my pinky toe. Thank god that didn't bother me. I have never had one there before so that was weird.
What would you do differently?:

Train for real
Post race
Warm down:

Well I stopped running and was able to get a banana down and some water. Light stretching, but for some reason I just couldn't get comfortable. My legs were aching like they never have before and I just needed to get somewhere. I didn't even hang around for the after party. I was spent and just wanted to get somewhere to get something to feel normal, though I had no idea what or where that was. My wife and I walked back to the hotel and things started to feel better. It was funny cause even the handicap ramps where just hilly enough to make them difficult. I did have some recovery drink on the way to the hotel. It took me about 20 min to get back to normal. I took a shower and ran cold water on my legs and we packed up for the drive home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

This race was fun and challenging. I would do this one again. With a bit more training next time.




Last updated: 2009-10-30 12:00 AM
Running
04:28:53 | 26.2 miles | 10m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 261/
Overall: 2077/
Performance: Average
I have not uploaded the Garmin data yet. It will be added soon.
Course: When we started out the temp was hovering around 40ish. I had on gloves, shorts, long sleeve tech shirt, and over that a long sleeve that was my throw away. I had never done that before, the shirt I was wearing was perfect. To bad I tossed it. The race started and my plan was to start slowly and build up as I went along. (Best guesses here) First mile in the 11:00 range 2nd 10:30, I tossed the over shirt at this point. Austin was a lot more hilly than Dallas and I could tell my lack of training in my quads. I was really feeling good at the halfway mark. I was throwing down 9:30's Which for me is pretty fast. I wonder if I am gonna pay for that later. I started to falter around mile 14 and had to will myself to keep up the pace. I was actually running with the 4:15 pace group and wondered if it could be possible to finish with them. Then a hill came up and they dropped me like a bad habit. I would catch glimpses of them, but never caught them again. I was able to however stay in front of the 4:30 group. The next hurdle was at mile 19. I had to really will myself to keep it up. I was starting to really feel it in my quads and my feet. I was ble ot keep a smile on my face thanks to all of the support from the spectators. At mile 21 I had to do what I had been putting off all day. I had to pee. Now getting started again after that was tough. It took me about a mile to get moving again. Now the wall everyone talks about hit me in the face at 24.5 I went from running sub 10's to easily over 11's and falling fast. I still finished the marathon with only walking the water stops. It was fun.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4