Harrisburg Marathon - Run


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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
East Shore YMCA
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 12m 54s
Overall Rank = 38/793
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/73
Pre-race routine:

Had bagel with PB.
Event warmup:

Stretched and walked 1/2 mile to race start.
Run
  • 3h 12m 54s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt like I put a really good effort in. Was shooting for a 3:10, but ended up about 3 minutes off. Still got a PR by about 10 minutes. Continued to push after the hills at 18-20 and managed to finish strong.
What would you do differently?:

Work on muscular strength and lose a little weight. Continue to get 6+ long distance runs (marathons) in for training runs. I feel like that was key for today's performance.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and had some fruit and hot cocoa. Walked 1/2 mile back to hotel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Leg strength in later portion of race to tackle hills. I feel I missed my goal mostly due to the hills.

Event comments:

Those hills were tough, but nobody said it was supposed to be easy!




Last updated: 2013-04-21 12:00 AM
Running
03:12:54 | 26.2 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/73
Overall: 39/793
Performance: Good
Course: Pretty flat with a couple of rolling hills. Additional hills between 18-20 that were semi-significant, especially considering their location in the overall race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5