Marine Corps Marathon 10k - Run10k


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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
Marine Corps Marathon
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 08m 19s
Overall Rank = 4302/7394
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 290/385
Pre-race routine:

Walk to the wife to Metro so she could get to the start of the marathon on time.
Event warmup:

Ran to the 10k location. Waited forever in line for the port-a-potties. Ran to the start line.
Run
  • 1h 08m 19s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m  min/mile
Comments:

The course felt like it was entirely uphill, even the obvious downhills. Never felt great during the whole run but managed to run the whole thing even the last brutal hill up to the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Waited around and waited for the wife to finish the marathon.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training/Smoking.

Event comments:

Huge post race area for sponsors and teams. A few tents for pay for everyone else which were located a half a mile from the finish line. The prebagged post race food at the finish was nice.




Last updated: 2010-05-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:08:19 | 06.21 miles | 11m  min/mile
Age Group: 290/385
Overall: 4302/7394
Performance: Average
Course: Point to point starting in DC, finished at the Pentagon.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 4