Chicago Marathon - RunMarathon


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 07m 30s
Overall Rank = 4,200/45,000
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Banana and water. I didn't even think of packing Gatorade, salt tabs, power bars, etc. I finally found a Gatorade station about a half Hour before the start, I was craving some sugar water.

I'm sure the beer/burger for lunch and the 9:30 PM deep dish pizza/soda will really help as well.
Event warmup:

sit around the park with Jake wishing the race would start already. wow, there are a lot of people here. 50 states and 150 countries represented.
Run
  • 3h 38m 47s
  • 26 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

my goal was to experience Chicago...did that, but I didn't feel prepared. Only 1 twenty mile run, and 7-8 weeks of on again off again training, I guess I got what I expected. One thing is for sure, I"m hungry for training again. Ready to get back on a schedule. need a plan.
What would you do differently?:

Get reservations for Saturday night. Start out a little slower.
Post race
Warm down:

walked about a mile or so back to the hotel. sucked down part of a 312 beer then took in some Gatorade REcovery...that's good stuff. ate a little and hooked up with Jake at the hotel, he had to bale at mile 13, his back was acting up and he wasn't able to train much due to several achilles and shoulder injuries.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

training 3 days a week for only 7-8 weeks.

Event comments:

Not sure it can get any better. Boston, Chicago...next up...New York!




Last updated: 2010-10-11 12:00 AM
Running
03:38:47 | 26 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/45,000
Performance: Average
HR was always around 157-160
Course: Flat. Blacktop and Concrete mostly. In and out of down town Chicago. Tons of fan support. Never ran alone, always huge groups of runners around me.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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