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Comments: I was really hoping to PR at this race, but unfortunately I think I had myself beat at mile 4. It took me 46 minutes to get to that point, and usually I'm around 34 minutes for 4 miles. I kind of panicked that I was so far behind my time and I think that got to me mentally. Haynes Point was also a rough spot for me. That's when I fell apart mentally and physically. I felt like I couldn't go on anymore, but I did keep moving forward. What would you do differently?: I went into this race with high expectations to PR, and when I didn't I was pretty disappointed, but now that I look back, I'm very proud of the race I did. Even though I felt beat down at 16-17, I kept moving forward until I got to the finish line. I can't always PR at every race, but most importantly, I can look at what happened and learn from it.  Post race
Warm down: Chugged some water and gatorade. Walked down to Burger King and had a Whopper with fries and a large coke. Not the best post race meal, but I was starving and I wanted to red meat. What limited your ability to perform faster: I think if I had more rest, and maybe not do a half marathon the week before, I probably could have done better. But that's all in the past, and all I can do now is learn from my experience. Event comments: This was my first marathon and in fact my first endurance event ever back in 2003. I love this race because of the organization and support and plus its close to where I grew up so that family can come watch. I highly recommend this race to everyone, and just when you think that you want to give up, you have a Marine yelling at you to keep moving. The course is relatively flat with a few hills, and you have something to look at with all the monuments you pass. Last updated: 2005-11-03 12:00 AM
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The day before I was on my feet running around. Didn't get much rest because I was back home in Pennsylvania visiting my family. Did load up on carbs and hydrated well.
The morning of the race I got up bright and early (2am) to get ready and drive down to the metro station. Boarded the metro and met up with some of my friends that were staying the city.
Wanted to warm up with a few laps, but as we were getting ready to board the metro we found out that someone jumped in front of the train, so we had to walk down to the start and drop our bags off. That was my basic warmup before the race.