Smuttynose Rockfest Marathon - RunMarathon

Walked approx 0.05m after 5m, 10m, 12m, and a little every mile after that. Water stops would have been spaced too far apart if a warm day. Did not have to refill my bottle any though. Plan was to run a negative split the second 10 miles from the first, then just cruise in the last 6. This plan changed once I realized how bad the hills will be towards the end of the 2nd 10 miles, and how nice the tailwind would be the last 4-5 miles of the race. So I did try to pick it up a little after 10, then take it a little easier 17-20 so I could pick it up again in the home stretch, but the legs were too sore to go any faster the last 5 miles. With the cold windy rain in the last 10 miles, I just wanted the race to be over so I pushed harder than I wanted to, with the next marathon 1 week away. Took another gel every 6 miles, more Enduralytes and Anti-Fatigue caps avery 5 miles, another Alleve at mile 10 and 20.

not run marathon 2 weeks prior, and have one scheduled next week.

nothing, immediately started freezing in the windy cold rain after stopped runniing.


sore legs starting around mile 7, hills.


Was freezing after the race, so didn't go way down the beach to get my free lobster roll or 2 Smuttynose beers. Leaving the penninsula took about 25 minutes because heavy traffic.