The Cowtown Marathon - RunMarathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 269/1479
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 40/155
Pre-race routine:

up at 5. ate applesauce and had a little coffee. got to the shuttle at 630.
Event warmup:

the first 18 miles?
Run
  • 3h 52m 56s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I never really felt strong today. My effort level was about on par with my long training runs though.
And given that the past 4 years my times have been 5:08, 5:04, 4:20 and 4:22 I am happy to have finally gotten from one end of this course to the other without the really nasty cramps that have come on around mile 17 every other time I have ran this race.
What would you do differently?:

Trained a bit more hills. Lost a little more weight.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around a good deal. I was feeling light headed and knew that if I sat down I would take a nap.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

im just old. and I dont run enough.

Event comments:

The only thing that I don't like about this race is the shuttle system. I wold like to see them change the course again so that it could start and end near the hotels. My first two years here it was so nice to roll out of bed and walk to the start.
Still, I am very glad to have completed the 5 race series.
What next ?




Last updated: 2013-02-24 12:00 AM
Running
03:52:56 | 26.2 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/155
Overall: 269/1479
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4