Honolulu Marathon - Run


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Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
Honolulu Marathon Association
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 33m 14s
Overall Rank = 694/28048
Age Group = 104
Age Group Rank = 593/4657
Pre-race routine:

Nothing in particular.
Event warmup:

Walk, light jog to starting line appr. 1 m away. Stretching.
Run
  • 3h 33m 14s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Goal time was 3:10 for BQ. Went out "easy", doing the first half in about 1:36:xx. Picked up pace slightly from mile 13. Felt some cramping starting mile 18. At about mile 22, got severe cramping on both calf and hamstrings. Mile 23, groin muscles started to cramp.
What would you do differently?:

Take more salt tablets maybe.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching, walking.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Temperature and humidity. All my training miles in the last 3 mo's have been in 30-50F weather, but the marathon itself was in the 70's with higher humidity.

Event comments:

Even though I didn't hit my goal time, I was very pleased with the race. I felt my body and spirit felt plenty good enough to hit the 3:10, but my cramping just prevented me from doing so. Sara gave me bottles of Endurance Gatorade, which I added extra salt to at mile 11 and 22, drank at water stations throughout the way, but in the end, I think my body just wasn't used to running in 70 something weather and high humidity.




Last updated: 2005-12-15 12:00 AM
Running
03:33:14 | 26.2 miles | 08m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 104/4657
Overall: 694/28048
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5