Cellcom Green Bay Marathon - RunMarathon


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Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 03m 10s
Overall Rank = 70/2,500
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

up at 5:30, banana, toast with PB, juice then the normal BM.
sara had her friend Shanon, one of her friends, and my bro join us at 6:05 for the ride to Lambeau. Perfect morning.


Body Glide, GU's to the shorts, bag packed, should be a great day.
Event warmup:

Headed to the start line about 6:45 for some stride outs. Did about 2-3 trips down to Lombardi and back after taking a final wiz between a few SUV's in the parking lot.
Run
  • 3h 03m 10s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great...a little surprised how high my HR got right out of the gate, but once it hit 160, it kinda stayed there or dropped a couple beats on the downhills. GU at 5, 10, 15, 20 with water and Gatorade switch off at at e/o station.
What would you do differently?:

Get a Garmin that works for starters...I realized after the first mile that my pace was useless to watch, so I went off of the mile markers and my overall time to determine pace. Ideally I would like to hold 6.42-6.45 for the first 30, then I could get 7.10-7.20 for the last 6 and still be in teh running for a sub 3.
Post race
Warm down:

pretty stiff. talked to the Prevea crew, Phil, Gorder. Massage tent line was too long. fluids, food, then went back for a bloody mary and a brat before watching Tanya, Jake, and my beutiful wife Sara finish the full.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

two blood blisters and a black toe nail. Stomach cramp out of nowhere at mile 25...that really slowed my down, up until then i hadn't been passed for about 15-20 miles.

Event comments:

Props again to Sean Ryan and his team for making this another memorable weekend. I will definately be back to run this race again. I miss the half, maybe next year that will be the race for me.




Last updated: 2010-05-17 12:00 AM
Running
03:03:10 | 26.2 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/
Overall: 70/2,500
Performance: Good
hr-160 6.50 pace or better up until 20, then I started to trail off a little. By 21-22 I knew for certain a sub 3 wasn't going to happen, actually, I think I realized this much earlier, but didn't give up on trying.
Course: mostly flat. pretty sunny. great crowd support. sold out event.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5