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Comments: I met some great people on the course that drug me most of the way. I did a good job the first 23 miles on hitting my pace and keeping my nose out of the wind. I had a gel at mile 14 from the aid station then missed both 18 and 22 where I had planned to get them. It probably contributed to the wheels coming off at 23. It did get hotter toward the end and found the entire pack I was with fell off pace. I was passing runners the last 3 miles but knew I was slowing down. I felt liked I just survived the last 3 miles but I came in 5 minutes under my goal time. I am very happy with the race and that it was a BQ!! What would you do differently?: Maybe carry my own gels? I like to keep it simple and live off the course but I didn't have a backup plan. I believe they were there, I just missed them. I was just moving too well to stop :) ![]() Post race
Warm down: Thank goodness for the rub down at the end. It got me loose enough to stretch and not cry. Walking helped a little too but there was pain. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not quite sure but it may have been nutrition / heat? Event comments: Great course, smaller race of 2300 (which I love), beautiful venue and weather. Last updated: 2010-03-09 12:00 AM
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United States
55F / 13C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 89/1735
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 17/163
My sister lives about 10 minutes from the race start so I really got to sleep in! Hot shower, coffee and breakfast then a short drive to the start.
I made sure I stretched my IT Bands and calves well but did very little of anything else. It was a beautiful morning and there were a lot of smiles around the start line.