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Comments: I really need to work on my hills more. I thought I was well prepaired but I soon learned that I was no where close to being ready. I also would have like to go slower for the first half so that I would have had more energy for the second half giving me a negative split. What would you do differently?: Drink less. I drank all the fluids in the cups at each station. I should have only had half of the fluid at each stop. Hearing and feeling the fluid sloshing around in my belly in the second half did not halp matters any. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Hobbeled around the finish area. My feet were swollen and my legs were cramping and in pain. I walked over to the food, ate while walking to the nearest beanch where I promptly collapsed. I did some simple stretches that did not require me to get up off the beanch. What limited your ability to perform faster: To much fluids, not enough hill practice. Event comments: Being that this was my first marathon I am happy the way it went. I had orginally wanted to finish in about 5:30 so I only went 30 minutes past my target time. I will be back next year to beat my standing time. Last updated: 2011-10-19 12:00 AM
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United States
IMT Des Moines Marathon
45F / 7C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 535/597
Was woken up early at 0300 due to my child being sick with a cough and a fever. Stayed up with him, could not go back to sleep hearing him cough. I finally did get up and got dressed in my ususal compression under garments followed by my faviorate running shorts and singlet. Ate a Cliff Bar with a 12 oz can of V8. Got to the race with about an hour to spare. Was amazed on how easy it was to find a parking spot and how close it was to the start/finish area.
The fancy hotel at the start gate was kind enough to open its doors and allow us to stand inside to stay warm. I sat in there and chatted with some people for close to 40 minutes. With 20 minutes or so to the race start I made my way to the start area and was doing toe taps and lunges. By the time the race started I was good and warmed up dispite the cool air and wind blowing.