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Comments: My goal was to run 4:30, totally doable based on my training. I ran pretty conservatively the first ten miles and hung by the 4:45 pace guy. The second ten miles I was between the 4:45 pacer and the 4:30 pacer. About mile 18 I realized I needed to slow down...the heat was really starting to hit me. As I passed the mile 19 sign I heard a man beside me groan. I turned to look at him and he laughed and said "I thought this was mile 20! Now I have to run mile 19 again!' We both laughed and chugged along chatting for the next mile or so. After mile 20 I knew I needed some music, so put the headphones in and away I went...pretty slowly. My pace really fell off miles 18-26. The heat just got to me. I had a few near miss calf cramps, stopped once to stretch them on the curb. I saw so many people walking off cramps, stretching, and hobbling along. The last half mile was a constant chant of 'don't cramp, don't cramp'. Made it with no muscle cramps or GI issues! What would you do differently?: Really, nothing. I did the best I could under the conditions. I knew the heat was going to be difficult for me to handle--it didn't break me, it just slowed me down!  Post race
Warm down: I found the man I had heard tell a couple of guys that his goal was to break 5 hours. He finished just ahead of me. When I found him he was holding his daughter and his wife was taking his picture. I walked right up to him and said "I'm so happy for you! You made your goal! Congratulations!" He looked dumbfounded until I explained I heard him way back around mile 3 tell a few people his goal. I walked back to my hotel room, showered, jumped in the car and drove right back up to my daughter's softball tournament in time for her third game. I ended up only missing 2 of her six games of the tournament. What a hoot. What limited your ability to perform faster: Ummm...lack of good running genetics, short legs, the heat. Event comments: The race swag was non-existent. The SLC Marathon ownership changed hands a few months before the race so I knew it'd be bare bones, but it was even worse than that. At packet pickup we got our bib and a tshirt handed to us...no goody bag, no goodies at all. The expo was about 10% of what it usually is. But, I expect next year will be better. The course was well supported--that is the important part. Last updated: 2012-01-03 12:00 AM
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Devine
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 703/985
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 227/358
Got up around 3:45am--which is about my usual wake up time. Because of all the running around I had done the day before at my daughter's softball tournament, all I had to eat was left over spaghetti and some bread, but I figured a carb is a carb and decided that would do for a pre-race meal. Took some Pepto chews to help stave off any GI issues.
Got up to the Olympic Legacy Bridge with plenty of time to spare. Hopped in the Porta-Potty line two or three times, did a little stretching. About ten minutes before race start, I had to pee again, but of course the lines were ridiculous. I took a little jog around the area and found a secluded contruction area and figured why not. Dropped trow. As I was leaving a man was heading my way--he had the same idea.