Seattle Marathon - RunMarathon


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Seattle, Washington
United States
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 43m 54s
Overall Rank = 502/2130
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 23/177
Pre-race routine:

had my bagel w/peanut butter and banana about an hour and a half before and had sips of water
Event warmup:

did a lap or two around the parking lot then stood around people watching
Run
  • 3h 43m 54s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

I fueled really well, having at least one and usually two cups of water or gatorade at each aid station and I had a gu chomp every half hour or so. I had pretty good energy throughout but my R hip and left knee were bugging me and I was pretty beat by the time I got to the top of the hill at mile 21. I didn't give up on breaking the 3:40 mark 'til the last mile so I kept trying to push myself. In the last mile I would give up then get mad at myself and start pushing again and then I realized that if I sprinted the last hundred yards I would have a pr, so I did.
What would you do differently?:

I was kind of hot, but I was glad of the long-sleeves; if nothing else so I had somewhere to blow my nose. I should have planned ahead better and gotten to know the course. Positive splits were inevitable so I probably should have put more out there in the first half.
Post race
Warm down:

no warm-down because I ended up in the medical tent b/c I couldn't breathe. Sats were fine and lungs were clear but I couldn't catch my breath. After that I was freezing and wandered around til I found Casey.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

pain in my hip and knee, lack of motivation-no one to run with, minimal crowd support, etc...

Event comments:

beautiful course; great volunteers; minimal crowd support but that's not always a bad thing. Start lacked a little bit of organization at the start but wasn't really an issue because of the size of the race (just over 2,000 marathon runners)




Last updated: 2009-11-30 12:00 AM
Running
03:43:54 | 26.2 miles | 08m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 23/177
Overall: 502/2130
Performance: Good
Course: flat w/rolling hills through most of the course and then wicked hills at the end
Keeping cool Average 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 Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4