Los Angeles Marathon XXIII - RunMarathon


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Los Angeles, California
United States
82F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 18m
Overall Rank = 7462/17051
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 238/559
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagel, some gratefruit juice and some tea.
Event warmup:

Took my shoes off
Run
  • 5h 18m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 12m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my 20th marathon and 10th barefoot since 2005. It was my slowest by a wide margin.

It got pretty hot at 82 and my feet had not been conditioned adequately for running on chip seal. The asphalt heated up and became a little uncomfortable after 3 hours.

My calves were, however, in terrific shape thanks to a lot of calf presses down at the gym.. Still I lost endurance by mile 15 and it became a struggle in the heat. Kept looking for open fire hydrants and water to splash in. Spent a lot of time with the other 6 barefoot runners just dorking around and working the crowd. It was clear by mile 5 that this was going to be a slow day because of the heat so we just had fun.

Pretty satisfied with my conditioning except I lost endurance by mile 15. Need longer runs; still I was not wrecked at the end and will probably start running again tomorrow.
What would you do differently?:

Run barefoot outside more if the winter had been milder. Do more 15 + mile runs.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out with other barefoot runners

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bad surfaces and temps

Event comments:

Drop back pickup was a disaster but other than that is was very well organized


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Last updated: 2008-01-19 12:00 AM
Running
05:18:00 | 26.2 miles | 12m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 238/559
Overall: 7462/17051
Performance: Below average
Course: Lots of chipseal and cracked pavement; Not barefoot friendly
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %5
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4