Metro Health Grand Rapids marathon - RunMarathon


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Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 04m 47s
Overall Rank = 814/1658
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 95/135
Pre-race routine:

Up way too early and usual coffee, bagel and schmear, H2O
Event warmup:

jogging from car and around YMCA parking lot
Run
  • 4h 04m 47s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Well...goal was a 3:35, so it did not go as planned. Started with 8min miles then fell off the cliff around 10 miles.

Still had a 1:48 half, and a 2:16 second half.
What would you do differently?:

Well..train better. Start out more slowly. Set more realistic goals.
Post race
Warm down:

Just eating grub and hanging out with my family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Undertrained I guess.

Event comments:

Just a great race and I hope to be back every year for years to come. The only way I will not show up is if I get in to NY or am out of the country.




Last updated: 2010-04-25 12:00 AM
Running
04:04:47 | 26.2 miles | 09m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 95/135
Overall: 814/1658
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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] 5