Steamtown Marathon - RunMarathon


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Scranton, Pennsylvania
United States
78F / 26C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 35m 16s
Overall Rank = 1195/1583
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 150/173
Pre-race routine:

relaxed. jogged about five minutes. usual stretches.
Run
  • 4h 35m 16s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

hydrated well. usually had one gatorade and one water at aid station. ate one pack of jelly beans throughout entire race. hit the wall at appx 15 -16 mile point. family, friends and other runners kept me going. walked appx 1/4 of the way from mile 17 on.
What would you do differently?:

will try to increase my base run to 10 miles, or simply choose an intermediate, instead of beginner plan. although i tried to hold back at beginning of race, i wasn't able to get into my 9 min/mile pace until mile four. instead of shooting for 4 hour pace, might shoot for 4:15. greased and covered the needed areas well. quads, now calves hurt like heck. I will take a few ibuprofen before race. I will eat more beans during race. I DID IT !!!
Post race
Warm down:

just tried to keep moving :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hottest steamtown on record.

Event comments:

awesome experience. went from telling myself this was my first and last marathon, to planning what i'll do differently next time!




Last updated: 2007-10-08 12:00 AM
Running
04:35:16 | 26.2 miles | 10m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 150/173
Overall: 1195/1583
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 5