Kansas City Marathon - RunMarathon


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Kansas City, Missouri
United States
Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 08m 57s
Overall Rank = 535/1331
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 18/64
Pre-race routine:

Talk a lot to strangers
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 4h 08m 57s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

beautiful day for a run. mid 40's when we took off. finished in the low 70's. great course. hills were not too intimidating.
What would you do differently?:

train to run it better.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of cool weather to train. hard to run in the heat this summer. Mornings were very warm also.

Event comments:

Very well supported race. great course. wonderful volunteers and staff.




Last updated: 2011-06-21 12:00 AM
Running
04:08:57 | 26.2 miles | 09m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/64
Overall: 536/1331
Performance: Good
Course: Through downtown Kansas City, Mo. the Plaza, Westport, mission hills, brush creek. really scenic. Would have like to run it faster but at the pace I went I was able to interact with the spectators and volunteers. I smiled most of the way. What a great day!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5