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Comments: Well, i got my goal. This was hard. I had set out at an aggressive, faster than goal pace to see what I had. I was ahead of the 1:55 pace bunny until about the 14k mark. Then i really had to use the porta potty. I was starting to feel pretty fatigued and knew this was going to be a challenge. I was in and out of the toilet within about 2 minutes. Then i started to get that side stitch thing and i was thirsty. At km 16 i grabbed water and gatorade and walked a bit to get them down. I was really battling with myself to keep going but Lisa Bentley was in my head saying a slow jog is better than walking. So i walked to the next light and picked it up again. I am happy to say i squeaked at 1:59:30. I was hoping to go faster but obviously that is outside my fitness at the moment and I am happy I tried. The day was much warmer than my training but i did grab water for a few sips at most stops. I only skipping the one at the top of the Hogg's Hollow hill. I was way too out of breath to get water. Back to km 16 i grabbed water and gatorade and walked a bit to get them down. I was really battling with myself but Lisa Bentley was in my head saying a slow jog is better than walking. So i walked to the next light and picked it up again. I am happy to say i squeaked at 1:59:30. I was hoping to go faster but obviously that is outside my fitness at the moment and I am happy I tried. What would you do differently?: I think I executed decently for my goals. I think it is mostly mental. I had the realization that I am just not fitness-wise even close to where I was after I had the first baby. I had baby 1 only 10 months after doing an ironman so there was lots of latent fitness. Not so much of that with baby 2. I have done lots and I am not out of shape by any means. It is really about forgetting where I was and striving for what i can do today - so i did pretty well!  Post race
Warm down: Walked pretty much right through the finisher area after getting food to find my family. There was reportedly beer at the finish line but I didn't see it. I found them after some walking. What limited your ability to perform faster: Rebuilding fitness post-partum. I need to spend some time working on my core in particular. Event comments: I hadn't done the Toronto Marathon since it moved the Fall - and running down yonge st is pretty cool, but it is definitely definitely not flat. it's net downhill but there are still quite a few climbs. It's a scenic race for Toronto (which tends to have everything down by the waterfront) - for me it is very convenient to get home. But the point to point aspect has its challenges Last updated: 2018-04-26 12:00 AM
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GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon
15C / 59F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1211/2958
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 52/212
I didn't do too much. My family came with to the start, including my 1-year old and 5 year old. I visited the porta potty and assessed how I felt.
I had done really well with training but just didn't feel that pep. I was hoping for some good training gains and my goal was to see what i had. I had done a half when my older child was about 8 months on less than ideal training and run a really great 1:54. But for this race I hadn't lost nearly the same amount of weight post baby and felt my pelvic floor needed some work. Nonetheless i had made it through training through an April with pretty bad weather. So, i wanted to see how fast i could go but for an actual time I wanted to get under 2 hours.
No warm up.