Columbus Marathon - Run


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Columbus , Ohio
United States
The Athletic Club of Columbus
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 22m 20s
Overall Rank = 2896/5459
Age Group = F 45-49
Age Group Rank = 76/229
Pre-race routine:

Banana at 5:00, pouch of applesauce at 6:30, and pack of Gatorade chews at 7:15.
Event warmup:

Walked to my corral and shivered to keep warm!
Run
  • 4h 22m 20s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

I wasn't sure how this would go since I had a new bout of Plantar Fasciitis flare up in my right foot about 3 weeks before the race! I had an abrupt and drastic taper. I felt pretty good until about mile 17 when my foot started throbbing, my body was yelling at me, and I was just tired. That lasted until about mile 21 when I think I got a second wind, embraced the pain and the suck, and pushed on as hard as I could.
What would you do differently?:

Not get PF!
Post race
Warm down:

Hobbled to find my husband and put ice on my foot. I didn't even make him carry me to the car as I had threatened!

Event comments:

This was my first stand alone marathon. I wasn't sure what to expect. I had drastically changed my goals when the PF set in. I am very happy to have finished, but was a little disappointed with my time. Now I am going to have to do it again to see how I can do when healthy!


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Last updated: 2014-05-06 12:00 AM
Running
04:22:20 | 26.2 miles | 10m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/229
Overall: 0/5459
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5