Under Armour Baltimore Marathon - RunMarathon


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Baltimore, Maryland
United States
Baltimore Runing Festival
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 33m 42s
Overall Rank = 2267/
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 233/244
Pre-race routine:

craig cpjohnson decided to run the baltimore marathon and i thought it sounded like a good idea. it was really just an excuse to meet him, amy, and their new son ben in baltimore. that city is awesome and we hadn't been back in a while. craig hadn't trained at all and i signed up for the philly marathon just 5 weeks later, so we were going to enjoy ourselves and use it as a catered tour of the city.

we stayed at the day's inn. it was a great spot just a few blocks from the start, so we could roll out of bed, say goodbye to k and amy (they were running the 1/2 marathon that started later) and head over just in time for the start. couldn't have timed it better.


Run
  • 5h 33m 42s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 12m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

we ran the first 3-4 at ~10:00/miles and kept running except for a few hills for most of the first half. we actually hit the halfway mark just under 11:00/miles including a long bathroom stop.

at that point the hills and no training took it's toll on craig and we walked/ran it in from there. i told him that i didn't care what our pace was as long as he stayed upbeat and he held up his end of the bargain. we had a ton of fun laughing at people, talking, and just screwing around. i ate whatever i wanted (~6 gu, a donut hole, 2/3 of a beer, freeze pop, banana, gummy bears, and potato chips) and pretty much goofed off for the whole time. lots of fun and nice not being so sore that i can't enjoy the rest of the weekend.
What would you do differently?:

nothing. it went perfectly. although i think i now have the biggest discrepancy between fastest and slowest half and full marathons ever (full: 2:24:28 half: 1:08:20)!
Post race
Warm down:

watched larry the lighthouse finish.

then we walked back to the hotel to clean up before a great evening of beers, sushi at the market, duckpin bowling, and late night milkshakes and cheese fries. do days get any better than that?


Event comments:

great race. decent expo and course. good aid stations all the way. great shirt and medal. also good options with a 5k, half, relay, and full. if you can handle some hills i would recommend it.




Last updated: 2007-08-06 12:00 AM
Running
05:33:42 | 26.2 miles | 12m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 233/244
Overall: 2267/
Performance: Good
Course: lots of short hills. very little flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4