Des Moines Marathon - RunMarathon


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Des Moines, Iowa
United States
IMT Des Moines Marathon
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 181/1499
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 24/148
Pre-race routine:

Up 2 hours before race - cereal and milk with Gatorade; 15 minutes before race Gatorade Prime
Event warmup:

Walk to race start - light stretching
Run
  • 3h 28m 19s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran with 3:25 pace group. Carried Nathan 4 Bottle Belt - 2 bottles with 1.5 hour Perpetuem; 2 bottles HEED. Supplemented HEED with Gatorade Endurance on the course. 4 Endurolytes tablets every hour; 1 Hammer Gel every 4.5 miles. Crossed 1/2 marathon in fastest clocked time ever (including standalone marathons); crossed 20 mile at exact pace. Mile 24 - had right hamstring cramp - used hands to move my right leg while stepping with my left. Walked cramp out, then finished running.
What would you do differently?:

Little - absent the cramp, would have qualified for Boston. Even with cramp, ran 23 minutes faster than May Marathon.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk back to hotel

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramp at mile 24

Event comments:

Great race - great volunteers. If this fits into my schedule - would definitely run Des Moines again.


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Last updated: 2011-10-20 12:00 AM
Running
03:28:19 | 26.2 miles | 07m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/148
Overall: 181/1499
Performance: Good
Course: Hills in first 8 miles or so - then downhill and flat; mostly paved roads with a few miles of paved trails
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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