Carlsbad Marathon - RunMarathon


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Carlsbad, California
United States
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50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 07m 6s
Overall Rank = 26/1194
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/116
Pre-race routine:

Get up @ 3:45. Coffee and Oatmeal. Drive to race after picking up friend. Easy start 1:30 before half marathon. Plenty of parking / porta-potties (no lines!). A couple of Bloks w/caffeine and we're off.
Event warmup:

mild jog around parking lot, to and from porta-potties. Nothing substantial.
Run
  • 3h 07m 6s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out faster than planned. It's a relatively small marathon (1200 finishers) and there's not much to hold you back in the beginning. Still, I was feeling pretty good and opened it up coming down Palomar Airport. I just didn't back off once it flattened out and my heart rate spiked and I cooked out around 14 miles. I hung in there until about mile 19 when my pace decreased about 30 seconds per mile. Was 1:30 through the half and staggered though the back half in 1:37.
Post race
Warm down:

Stagger to the car to get the Newtons off on put on the calf sleeves.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Perhaps going out may have made for a more even effort. If I went out in 1:32, maybe I could have repeated that for a 3:04, but we'll never know. More run-specific training with more over-distance training runs.

Event comments:

Early start for marathon makes for a great start. Plenty of porta-potties and parking is right next to the start / finish. Palomar Airport Rd. is a tough section with about 3 miles of climbing. You do get to come back down, but that saps your legs of strength you'll need in the later miles. It is a tough test and a challenge to strategize how to tackle the hill.




Last updated: 2010-01-24 12:00 AM
Running
03:07:06 | 26.2 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/116
Overall: 26/1194
Performance: Average
Course: Start at the mall. First 5 miles rolling along coast, 5 miles with about 3 miles of climb up Palomar Airport Rd. 5 miles back down with same descent. Continue back down coast until turnaround at mile 18 at La Costa. 8 miles rolling back to finish at the mall.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %-2
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4