Charlottesville Marathon - RunMarathon


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Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
Bad to the bone endurance sports
52F / 11C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 04m 43s
Overall Rank = 17/511
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 7/98
Pre-race routine:

5 AM wake-up. have 1 banana & 2 cups of coffee. Head to starting line at 6 AM for 6:30 start time. Nice cool morning.
Event warmup:

1/2 mile jog. 20 minutes stretching
Run
  • 3h 04m 43s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

Since this was my first marathon, I automatically get a PR, which is nice. Went out a little faster than I had originally planned, held sub 7 minute miles for more than halfway. But continued to feel fine, so I went with it. The final 2 miles were difficult, but I wouldn't say I hit the dredded wall. My half splits were 1:31 & 1:33, so that's pretty decent.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Plan for next time will be to continue to train & build some speed - would like to bring my mile times down to 6:30 or better (not sure of time frame, but it's nive to dream).
Post race
Warm down:

Walking & stretching . Overall I was

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much, I think given my level of training & fitness I think I reached my current potential in this race. Now it's back to some hard training to increase my potential.

Event comments:

I had a great time. The race was very well run from what I could see. Lots of voluneers who all were quite knowledgable. Overall, very nice race.




Last updated: 2008-04-11 12:00 AM
Running
03:04:43 | 26.2 miles | 07m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/98
Overall: 17/511
Performance: Good
Course: Fantasti course. Cville has some great scenery. Course winds thorugh the country side beautiful views of farm country & Blue Ridge Mountains. Course was also pretty challenging. Rolling hills throughout that made the run pretty tough.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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