Boston Marathon - RunMarathon


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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Boston Athletic Association
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 51m 56s
Overall Rank = 20435/22480
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1940/2086
Pre-race routine:

Hang out in athlete's village sitting on the ground for 2.5 hours. Wait in long porto potty lines. Eat some PB&J.
Event warmup:

Walk .75 miles to starting line. Go.
Run
  • 5h 51m 56s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 13m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Was a brutal day for a first marathon.
What would you do differently?:

Not much you can do about the heat.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat. Temps reached 91 in Framingham and Natick. About 87F at the finish line.

Event comments:

The volunteers and spectators were outstanding!!




Last updated: 2012-04-18 12:00 AM
Running
05:51:56 | 26.2 miles | 13m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/2086
Overall: 0/22480
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5