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Washingon, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 22m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Event warmup:

Jog to start. Visit porta-potty. Wait for a pace group in my area.
Run
  • 4h 22m 15s
  • 27.19 miles
  • 09m 39s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Start slower
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around waiting for my carpool. Did a little fake stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of sleep for the 4 four nights leading up to the race.

Event comments:

I rated it the worst for the following reasons:
1) There were no gu's as promised on the first half
2) On the first half, several drink stations were out of drinks
3) The race course was poorly marked




Last updated: 2010-12-30 12:00 AM
Running
04:22:15 | 27.19 miles | 09m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
951, 929, 906, 912, 943, 848, 938, 937, 919, 919, 923, 944, 953, 943, 1007, 954, 920, 656, 838, 1007, 1023, 957, 1017, 1056, 1119, 1033, 954, 121
Course: The first half of the course is beautiful. Running toward the Capitol Building and the White House was awesome. But even better is the closed course using Pennsylvania Ave, Independence, Constitution, etc. I felt powerful running right down the middle of these major thoroughfares, and realized that my 9 minute/miles were probably faster than my average drive. The second half is horrible. Through rough neighborhoods, but the worse part was the landfill and the trucks filled with trash. The odor wafted across about 1/4 mile of the course. Yuck.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2%
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 1