Columbus Marathon - RunMarathon


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Columbus , Ohio
United States
The Athletic Club of Columbus
 		Total Time = 3h 26m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I got up 2 hours prerace. got my business done. ate/drank right. drove 5 miles and then biked the final mile to the race to make parking easy. sound friends and lined up.
Event warmup:

a short bike ride, some walking.

i came wearing old pajama pants that i trow away at the start.
I started the race wearing a throw away long sleeve shirt. lycrs/spandex head and arm warmers as well as old socks for mittens.
Run
  • 00m
  • 26.2 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

I felt pretty good for 13 miles. at about 14 I started to feel a little fatigued. at 16 I was hurting (mainly right knee). at 18 I saw my family and surged for teh mile detour through the stadium back to where they were watching. then i SLOWED down. at some point the 3:20 pace group went by -i missed them. when the 3:25 group came by with 4 miles to go I was shocked and a little sad. i struggled to keep up with them. i was really willing myself to run for the last couple miles.
What would you do differently?:

i know it was lack of training coupled with overoptimistic time goals that did me in.

I need to set attainable goals.

next year: 3:15 - 3:20 goal.
Post race
Warm down:

i walked a mile or so. I rode a mile.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

training. pacing -too fast first half.

Event comments:

Though I missed my time goals, I consider this a succesful race. It was my first marathon in 5 years and I had been injured limiting my training prior to last couple months.




Last updated: 2012-10-10 12:00 AM
Running
00:00:00 | 26.2 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: the new course was still pretty flat. there were sections that spectators were sparse. overall pretty good. the biggest problem with the course was something sold as a benefit - teh detour though the south end of the Oval. It forced several extra tight turns and anded a down ramp followed by an up ramp.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]