Vermont City Marathon - RunMarathon


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Burlington, Vermont
United States
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 23m 22s
Overall Rank = 2202/2381
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 176/183
Pre-race routine:

since there were 7 of us running the marathon, we rented a house/cottage/cabin on lake champlain ~15 minutes from downtown. i woke up, had an english muffin w/ pb and jumped in the car to drive to the site.
Event warmup:

we stood around and joked for a while until it was time to walk to the start. nate and i quoted just about the entire script from goodfellas.
it wasn't very cold, which was nice except that meant it was going to be a warm run.
Run
  • 5h 23m 22s
  • 26.22 miles
  • 12m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

there were 7 of us running, but most of us were different paces so we got split up almost immediately. i've promised k that i would run a marathon with her for years now. we stuck together for the entire run except for a few spots where i stopped to pee and she kept going until i caught up.
it was a fun course that went through downtown, a bunch of neighborhoods, parks, waterfront, and then ended with a stretch down the bike path back to the finish.
it was pretty hot and sunny, so we slowed considerably at the halfway point, but we stayed upbeat and had a good time messing around and joking.
i should have used more sunscreen, but other than that the day was great.
everyone finished and nobody seemed too sore so we can get right back to training!

What would you do differently?:

nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

had a few beers and hung around the finish area.

Event comments:

great race. i would recommend it to anyone.




Last updated: 2008-03-10 12:00 AM
Running
05:23:22 | 26.22 miles | 12m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 176/183
Overall: 2202/2381
Performance: Average
Course: kind of a clover leaf with 3 hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5