Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - Run


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Twin Cities in Motion
50F / 10C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 26m
Overall Rank = 5317/8852
Age Group = m4549
Age Group Rank = 367/546
Pre-race routine:

Slept as sister's condo, who lives just blocks from race start.
Event warmup:

Up at 6:15, stretch, ate, bathroom, geared up.
Run
  • 4h 26m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Great weather starting, but chilly. Was down to just shorts and T-Shirt by mile 5. Back in jacket after mile 18 as it started raining lightly. Felt rough at mile 19+, felt really rough at 23+, but just told myself not to stop running no matter how much I wanted to.

Pushed myself harder than training to stay under 10 minute miles. Was pretty successful. Unfortunately, this resulted in a side ache almost the entire run.
What would you do differently?:

Not drink so much water in morning. Had to stop for 2 bathroom breaks, which probably added 5 minutes to time. Otherwise, I am satisfied with my race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked. Recovered very fast. Felt great within 2 hours except for being sore.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need to train at faster pace to push down my per mile time.

Event comments:

Excellent race. Can't imagine it being organized better.




Last updated: 2013-02-06 12:00 AM
Running
04:26:00 | 26.2 miles | 10m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/546
Overall: 0/8852
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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