Philadelphia Marathon - Run


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
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55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 21m 57s
Overall Rank = 4237/5887
Age Group = 30-34 Male
Age Group Rank = 456/556
Pre-race routine:

Tried the mini bagels from Walmart and I just dipped them into the peanut butter. Made things alot easier. Drank the normal amount of water before the start.
Event warmup:

None - a slighly late arrival at the start forced me to just drop off my bag and begin running. No problems like I expected though.
Run
  • 4h 21m 57s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m  min/mile
Comments:

Not too sure what I did differently in this race that I haven't done in other races but this was the FIRST marathon that I ran from start to finish without stopping. And after my disaster run at the Marine Corp Marathon 3 weeks ago, I know what I accomplished today should not have been humanly possible!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing . . . except maybe arrive on time.
Post race
Warm down:

Little stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

NOTHING!!! I couldn't be happier with this effort!

Event comments:

Not being from Philadelphia, I have ALOT of complaints about the city. But when it comes to putting on races, the city of Philadelphia is second to none. I truly truly enjoy running this race and I haven't been able to find one complaint other than lack of close parking which is kinda beyond the organizer's abilities.

Finished 2952nd out of 3824 males running the race.




Last updated: 2005-11-20 12:00 AM
Running
04:21:57 | 26.2 miles | 09m  min/mile
Age Group: 456/556
Overall: 4237/5887
Performance: Good
Course: A nice tour through Philadephia and the surrounding suburbs.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %-2 lb
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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