Portland Marathon - RunMarathon


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Portland, Oregon
United States
Portland Marathon
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 01m 42s
Overall Rank = 4350/6518
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 254/451
Pre-race routine:

Slept terribly the night before. So I was really glad when it was time to wake up at 4:00. We left in plenty of time to not be stressed at all.
Event warmup:

Sitting around trying to stay warm.
Run
  • 5h 01m 42s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

This was the longest I had been on my feet during a race. After 11 miles, Mike fell into a run/walk pattern and slowed more and more as each mile went by. His walking pace was too fast for me to keep up though. He has such long legs. So I would fall behind when he would walk, then catch up when he would start to run again. I hurt more at the end of the race than I thought I would. But I never felt better after a marathon two days out.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around trying to get everyone to the pancake place before it closed.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

Great race. Would be fun to do it again and race it. Loved helping Mike cross the finish line of his first full marathon.




Last updated: 2012-06-03 12:00 AM
Running
05:01:42 | 26.2 miles | 11m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 254/451
Overall: 4350/6518
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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] 4