Dallas White Rock Marathon - RunMarathon


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Dallas, Texas
United States
40F / 4C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 42m 56s
Overall Rank = 760/4487
Age Group = 45 - 49
Age Group Rank = 100/408
Pre-race routine:

Ate breakfast at 4:45 am. Arrived at AA center at 6:00 am.
Event warmup:

Stretching
Run
  • 3h 42m 58s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Started cramping at 20 miles. On 3:30 pace until then.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more
Post race
Warm down:

Sit on curb!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramping.

Event comments:

Blew-up two years in a row. 2008 -- @ 18 miles. 2009 -- @ 20 miles. Probably will not do DWR in 2010.




Last updated: 2009-12-08 12:00 AM
Running
03:42:58 | 26.2 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 100/408
Overall: 760/4487
Performance: Bad
4487 Finishers - 2874 M / 1613 F
Course: Downhill until 7 miles. Flat until 19. Uphill to 21. Slight down hill from 21 to finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %N/A
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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] 3