Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - RunMarathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 42m 1s
Overall Rank = 353/2025
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 23/131
Run
  • 3h 42m 1s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Was going out to just run however my legs felt. No initial goal here but to finish, but then I decided to try to go under 4 hours. First few miles were very crowded, as I started WAY back, so there was a bunch of zig zagging. Around mile 5 I caught up with the 3:40 pacers, so I just decided to stay with them. Legs were a bit tired, but they didn't get OVERLY tired at any point really, so I just decided to stick it out for as long as I could. Around mile 22, the pace group started to slowly pull away, and that was fine. At mile 23, after going up a steep hill, I got some crazy pain in the back of my right leg, just above my calf and it shut me down like a cramp would. I tried to stretch it out, then did the "hop /run" thing for about a mile. It slowly worked itself out and by the last mile and a half, I was able to push the pace back up. The course was long, which seems to be the norm here lately, but since that wasn't a real issue for me, I just went with it. Finished, got my medal, and waited for Char to finish. We grabbed some snacks, found the car, hit Starbucks, and zoomed home! Good day. 3rd of 4 weekly marathons. Next week is the Flying Pig!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. All is well.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

Nice course and good crowd support. I'd do this one again.




Last updated: 2013-04-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:42:01 | 26.2 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 23/131
Overall: 353/2025
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 4