Pittsburgh Marathon - RunMarathon


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 5h 49m 40s
Overall Rank = 4045/4270
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 358/373
Pre-race routine:

Poor. Up at 2AM. Couldn't find anything worth eating. Went with coffee, snack bar, and yogurt. Not a good choice.
Event warmup:

None.
Run
  • 5h 49m 40s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 13m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Miserable
What would you do differently?:

Everything. More hill training, better fueling/hydration plan, more long runs, moe speedwork, run the course before hand, etc.
Post race
Warm down:

walked back to car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

what didn't?

Event comments:

Too hilly, post-race area was almost empty by the time I got there, hard to get around the city before and after. Volunteer and crowd support were good. Wished for more music/bands along course.




Last updated: 2011-05-15 12:00 AM
Running
05:49:40 | 26.2 miles | 13m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 358/373
Overall: 4045/4270
Performance: Bad
Course: Hills, hills, and more hills
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 1
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3