Chicago Marathon - RunMarathon


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 46m 49s
Overall Rank = 19406/38132
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1539/2386
Pre-race routine:

Small Breakfast
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 4h 46m 49s
  • 26.22 miles
  • 10m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Good pace for first half marathon (2:16.) Left quad froze at Mile 18. Stretched and carried on. Heat played a factor around Mile 20 to finish. Overall very pleased with first attempt at Marathon distance.
What would you do differently?:

Would follow training plan to the letter (not skip any training runs (altough hard to do with busy life schedule.))
Post race
Warm down:

One beer and waited for my bride in shade of tree in park.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

More rigerous training program. Some muscle cramping.

Event comments:

Proud to have finished my first marathon. Hope to complete more and lower my PR.




Last updated: 2010-02-07 12:00 AM
Running
04:46:49 | 26.22 miles | 10m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 1539/2386
Overall: 19406/38132
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4