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Comments: I wanted to go out easy and I did... there were a few guys who I race regularly at the start and I did want to beat them. They went out very fast and I held back... At mile 2 I developed a side stitch (the chocolate eclair) and it lasted until mile 12. This was a blessing in disguise as it kept me from going out too fast. By mile 12 I caught Jay (A local running rag's Runner of the month) and by 16 I caught David (Jay's partner in crime). I was pleased with myself because I conserved energy and at mile 20 I was slightly ahead of my goal pace (3:00s). By 22 I started to fade a little and then as the temps climed and the hills got steeper I sort of blew up. I hung on to finish respectibly but I did not surge or try to catch anyone. At this point I was just wanting to get across the finish line. Splits: (somewhat accurate. I missed a few) mile 1: 7:04, 2: 6:56, 3: 7:04, 4: 7:12, 5: 6:50, 6: 6:55, 7: 6:46, 8: 6;46, 9: 6:47, 10: 6:48, 11: 6:42, 12: 6:42, 13: 6:43, 14: 6:42, 15: 7:08, 16: 6:58, 17: 6;46, 18: 7:17, 19: 7:24, 20: 7:25, 21: 7;31, 22: 7:43, 23: 8:07, 24: 8:02, 25: 8:18, 26 (1.2 miles) 10.08 What would you do differently?: As usual I carry a full bottle of Gatorade with me on my long runs and races. I intended to consume the full bottle by mile 10. My side stitch kept me from drinking as much as I should have... I finished the marathon with Gatorade still in the bottle and I did not stop at any water/gatorade stations... with the 90 degree heat, this was a huge mistake. Also, I forgot my Goos in Ted's car and didn't have any on the course... this also probably messed me up.  Post race
Warm down: I had to go to the control booth to fix my number/bib problem... then I got a bottle of water and went to the spectator area at the finish line to cheer on Lilia and Ted. What limited your ability to perform faster: TRAINING! INJURY! ILLNESS! STRESS! Although I had 7 20 mile runs over the training cycle, I have been nursing an injury to my foot limiting both my frequency of runs and my over-all milage. Also I was not able to do any speedwork. I guess I need to get my personal life fixed if I want to train at a high level. This guy needs work. Event comments: I'm happy with my over-all run. It could have been much worse. I think that the course was very difficult. It makes Boston look easy... It is probably the second hardest marathon course that I have run. I did not enjoy it and unless signifcant changes are made to the course I will not run it again even though it is in my home town. Boo. Last updated: 2006-05-21 12:00 AM
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United States
Colorado Colfax Marathon
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 11/1100
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 1/96
Got up pretty early (3:30AM)... went to the Library to deposit some over-do items and read some inspirational running articles while there. Had some coffee and a Gatorade and then red bull.
Ted picked up Lilia and I at 5 and we headed out to the start at the Aurora Sports complex... Stopped at 7-11 because I forgot my two bottles of Gatorade. Bought a Chocolate Eclair and inhaled it... I thought that concentrated calories would help fuel me...
Got to the parking lot at the staging area with about 10 minutes to go. Lilia found a bush to do some business in and Ted and I found a locked bathroom building to use...
I was stressed because my bib was a "half-marathon" bib and not a marathon bib... this bothered me as at each check point I was mistaken not as a marathoner but a half-marathoner... bummer.
No real warm-up (when do I ever warm up?). I found a race directer to tell them about my number and bib error... He said it would be corrected at the finish... still it bothered me a lot.
Got in line behind the speedy relay teams and before I could set my watch, the gun went off.