SunTrust National Marathon and Half Marathon - RunMarathon


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Washington, DC, Washington, D.C.
United States
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 37m 21s
Overall Rank = 486/2325
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 71/239
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 - prepared breakfast to go and picked up a friend.
Ate 2 bananas and a bagel with peanut butter and jam
Event warmup:

Usual stretches
Run
  • 3h 37m 21s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run. The goal was to help Jen qualify for Boston. After being injured last year and having missed two Marathons in 2009 my expectations were to run and finish. It was great to be able to help her qualify for Boston.
What would you do differently?:

I was about 5-6 pounds overweight for this race. I did not do any speed work and only introduced some tempo runs towards the end of my training cycle.
Post race
Warm down:

Some stretches - should have stretched more, walked around

What limited your ability to perform faster:

weight and training

Event comments:

Very nicely run race. Great amenities, nice and small




Last updated: 2010-03-22 12:00 AM
Running
03:37:21 | 26.2 miles | 08m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 71/239
Overall: 486/2325
Performance: Average
Avr 165 high 182
Course: Looped course, fairly hilly
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4