Oz Marathon (Formerly Olathe Marathon) - RunMarathon


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Olathe, Kansas
United States
Olathe Chamber of Commerce
40F / 4C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 20m 57s
Overall Rank = 22/297
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/60
Pre-race routine:

got up, ate my waffle, PB, banana, honey sandwich, drove the 5 miles to the race site. Nothing exciting
Event warmup:

Walked around for 10 minutes, trying to keep warm and out of the wind.
Run
  • 3h 20m 57s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

The run went very well. I had no real expectations going in. I was going to be staisfied with anything sub 3:30, and just wanted to go nice and steady. It was so cold and windy at the start, I tucked in behind the biggest group of people i could find. I jumped behind the 1:40 pace half marathon group. I decided to just cruise along with them for the first half and hang on for the second half. I hit the half point in 1:39:40 or so, and my second half was only 75 secs or so slower. I felt really good the whole time. I did slow a bit over the last 2-3 miles, but nothing too bad. The last mile came off the trail and around a school and through a parking lot, where the wind hit bad again. I really wanted to stop, but was able to trudge on through to the end. I could have pushed harder, but I never walked more than 20 yds or so, and only at water stops.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, this was not a BQ atttempt kind of race
Post race
Warm down:

short massage, got a bite to eat, and started the 1/2 mile cold ass haul back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

This was a very well done race. The Wizard of Oz theme was very cute. Cheap cotton/poly shirt, but good design. I would have gladly paid for an extra tech shirt, but they had no apparel for sale. Expo was adequate. Everything was organized, on time, tons of water stops with helpful, eager volunteers, with water, gatorade, lots of Gu. Post race spread was very quiet, but I think the half marathoners left quickly due to the cold and wind.




Last updated: 2011-02-26 12:00 AM
Running
03:20:57 | 26.2 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/60
Overall: 22/297
Performance: Good
The mile markers were small and I missed several of them. 6mile mark 46:36, 10 mile mark 1:24:02, 13.1 mark at 1:39:39, 18 mile 2:16:46, 20 mile at 2:31:56, 23 mile 2:55:23. Last 3 miles were 8:00,7:50, and 8:05.
Course: winding course for the first half, and the second half was an out-back along a paved trail/path
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4