ING New York City Marathon - RunMarathon


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New York, New York
United States
New York Road Runners
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 16m 4s
Overall Rank = 2064/38554
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 753/8224
Pre-race routine:

Usual breakfast - cereal, banana, then also a bagel with peanut butter before the race
Event warmup:

Hardly anything some very minor stretching
Run
  • 3h 16m 4s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Went with a pace group which was a really good choice. Almost had cramps in my claves starting at mile 22 - had to watch this
What would you do differently?:

Nothing much except of course train harded
Post race
Warm down:

simple stretches but walked a lot after the race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The impeding cramps at the end made me alter my stride

Event comments:

This is an unreal event and a must for anyone. NY Road Runner makes this a World Class Event




Last updated: 2007-11-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:16:04 | 26.2 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 753/8224
Overall: 2064/38554
Performance: Good
172 Avr and 182 Top
Course: Not flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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] 5