Pittsburgh Marathon - RunMarathon


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 5h 32m 36s
Overall Rank = 3894/4282
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Watched the news to get excited about the race. Ate a half a power bar on the drive to the race.
Event warmup:

Walked over from the North Side to the race start in Downtown. Jogged a bit during the walk over.
Run
  • 5h 32m 36s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 12m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was going well at the beginning. I was ahead of my 5 hour pace until we hit Forbes Ave. Killer hill. Had to do a walk-run combo from there on. It took me about three hours to finish the last half. That was disappointing.
What would you do differently?:

Do more training outside. Probably will split time between the treadmill and the road next time.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing really. Stretched at the finish and got my picture taken. Took a nice long shower at the Y and stretched some more.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of outside (hill) training and a toe injury that cost me some training time.

Event comments:

Good jump back into running. I was a little disappointed in my time but excited about finishing. This is a baseline race for everything else I do in the future.




Last updated: 2011-05-18 12:00 AM
Running
05:32:36 | 26.2 miles | 12m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/4282
Performance: Average
Course: Tough. Very hilly, but I knew to expect that. Very well supported with fans and aid stations.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4