Cincinatti Flying Pig Marathon - RunMarathon


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Cincinatti, Ohio
United States
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
63F / 17C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 09m 23s
Overall Rank = 1337/4109
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 328/1660
Pre-race routine:

I set my alarm for 4am but awoke at 3:30am to lightening and thunder. I decided to get up and eat. I had a high protein yogurt w/ cereal and peanut butter. I fell back asleep till 5:20! Oh no I was running behind. I stayed at my friend Carrie's house and she was running the half. So we both got ready. Dragged my hubby out of bed and we headed to the race about 5:50. Made it dowtown and parked by 6:05am.
Event warmup:

So from the parking garage to the start was about a mile. It was pouring rain and I didn't have an umbrella. So w/ the hubby pissed b/c he was soaked and my friend Carrie who was nervous about PRing the half I was trying to stay calm. My goal was to finish b/w 4-4:20 and to just start slow.... So I kept telling that to myself, and I also kept telling myself that the rain sucked but that everyone else had to run in it as well!!

So Carrie and I got to the start and line up about 3:45 pace group. She wanted to get a 1:40 half so I just stayed w/ her until the start. When I crossed the start line I passed my hubby and gave him a high five. Honestly I was thinking to myself, "wtf am I doing running a marathon, in this sh#tty weather, w/out proper training (my longest run was 14mi)" but I just kept a calm, positive attitude and chugged along.
Run
  • 4h 09m 23s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was to run the first half slower to feel out the course and make it through the big hills and pick it up the second half. Turns out I ran the second half about the same as the first. Which was fine b/c I did about a 9:30 pace for 26.2 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Train longer than a month! I never really stick w/ a training plan for a marathon but I had not been running consistantly for a while.
Post race
Warm down:

Get through the race coral and find my hubby~ Also grabbed a banana and go-gurt... Walked and walked back to the car.


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of overall training. Lack of speedwork....

Event comments:

Great fans, great course, had an amazing time :)




Last updated: 2010-04-12 12:00 AM
Running
04:09:23 | 26.2 miles | 09m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 328/1660
Overall: 1337/4109
Performance: Average
Course: The course was great... I knew that it was going to be hilly, and hilly it was but once we reached the top of the highest summit at about mi 8 it was a great view of Cincy!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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] 3