Portland Marathon - RunMarathon


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Portland, Oregon
United States
 		Total Time = 3h 25m 50s
Overall Rank = 453/7724
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 53/392
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early and got my 10min wake up run in.
had some breakfast coffee with the usual long run routine etc

Event warmup:

Got down to the start line where i had plenty of time (so i thought)
did warm up 20-30min with some strides and drills, a few light stretchs and then headed up to the start line!
should have got rid of my clothes well before the warm up and these caused a little anxiety as to where the clothes check in was.... found it and finally got in line with about 30 sec to spare.
Run
  • 3h 25m 50s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

The run initially felt great, i felt that everything was going according to plan with the pace, the rythm, calorie intake, water etc however i think that i went out a little too fast and by the time the 2 mile hill came around at the 19/20 mile point i could not keep the pace i wanted and ended up pushing through the last 6/7 miles!!
What would you do differently?:

I needed to pace myself a little better for the long hill, and i needed to continue the calorie intake... i felt great and did not think twice about a gel from about mile 10 to about 19 (the hill)..... silly mistake!
leave all clothing behind in the car and get in line early!
otherwise i was happy with my first marathon!! got another one in a month!! whoo hoo

Post race
Warm down:

walked around for about 30 min with some light stretching etc

What limited your ability to perform faster:

calorie intake, experience and some more training needed!


Event comments:

Great Marathon, will be back again!!




Last updated: 2007-10-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:25:50 | 26.2 miles | 07m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 53/392
Overall: 453/7724
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4