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Comments: I had not trained in pouring rain, so I was unsure of what clothing combination would work, worried about chafing. But overall, the clothing was right, and the chafing was not bad. I couldn't find anyone to talk to for the first 7 miles. Either people were in groups, or wearing headphones. Finally, I found a great woman from Texas who ran the NH marathon yesterday too. She was fun to talk to. Then she walked up a hill, and I didn't dare stop running, so I left her, but she soon caught me and left me in her soggy footprints. Then ran with another 49-year old woman for a mile or two. We had a lot in common. She kept slowing down, so I left her and hooked up with 2 guys. They were great and we kept each other going to the end! I ran the whole way - never walked. I was dog tired for the last 4 or 5 miles, but was sort of on auto-pilot. At water stops: I took at least a sip of water at each one, and at ever other one, I mixed gatorade with the water. The gatorade was too concentrated for me - I have to drink it half-n-half with water. I ate 4 shotblox, and about 3/4 of an orange during race. My wonderful husband and kids cheered me on at mile 20 - I needed that! and again for the last half-mile. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I prefer cool over hot, so I was fine with the rain. My feet were pruny when I finally finished and got my socks off.  Post race
Warm down: I am a mother - so I get a few minutes to rest, and then the husband and kids were hungry so we went to a restaurant, then hubby took son to soccer game, and I took daughter to shop for a backpack. The walk across the parking lot at EMS seemed so long! What limited your ability to perform faster: Me. Event comments: It was rainy so I guess many people didn't show up. 3500 registered but only 3000 raced. Crowds were a bit sparse, but much appreciated. Profile Album Last updated: 2011-09-09 12:00 AM
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United States
Maine Marathon
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 555/923
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 23/45
I couldn't sleep the night before because I was nervous. But got up at 5, scurried around and left the house. Had to turn around and go back home to get Ipod. Drove to Portland got a great parking spot, did the registration thing, tried to stay dry until race time. After much back and forth, finally decided to wear the long sleeve shirt they gave us over my short sleeve shirt, and not wear a rain coat. I feared the rain coat would be too clammy for 26.2 miles.
The ipod touch touchscreen didn't work with my wet hands. So carefully dried it off and just started a 3-hour loop of music, and looped the headphones around my neck so I could listen if I needed. I much prefer to chat with people while running, but will listen to music if I get bored.
A little stretching, a little shivering, trying to stay warm and dry until race time.