Marine Corps Marathon - RunMarathon


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Arlington, Virginia
United States
USMC
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 17m 7s
Overall Rank = 7161/23515
Age Group = M
Age Group Rank = 5057/13520
Pre-race routine:

Wake Up, Eat Pop Tart, get dressed. Debate about gloves and top.
Event warmup:

Walk to start.
Run
  • 4h 17m 7s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

This is a great race. So well organized (Marines!!!!) and well supported by crowds through many neighborhoods. This was my 4th run here in 5 years. While I haven't been specifically training for it (I am training for an IM), I was feeling fit leading into the weekend.
My plan was to run "easy" and enjoy myself and do my best to keep running. Rather than run/walk, I did a run/shuffle. Every mile I would try to bring my pace down and "reset" myself. This seemed to work well.
No major suffering until about mile 22 or so. By mile 24 I was wondering why I keep signing up for these races.
This was a huge PR for me. Also one of my best races in terms of execution. I slowed down the last 10 K, but overall had a fantastic race.
What would you do differently?:

Train More
Post race
Warm down:

Get my post race snacks/jacket and head to hotel.
This is just about the only race that I don't hit the beer truck. Too cold.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Some soreness/weakness in right leg.

Event comments:

The MCM is a great race and I recommend it to anyone.




Last updated: 2012-10-29 12:00 AM
Running
04:17:07 | 26.2 miles | 09m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13520
Overall: 0/23515
Performance: Good
5K 0:31:10 10K 1:00:37 15K 1:30:12 20K 2:00:18 Half 2:06:55 25K 2:29:59 30K 2:59:50 35K 3:30:44 40K 4:02:48
Course: Big looping course around DC and VA
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5