Las Vegas Marathon - RunMarathon


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Las Vegas Roadrunners
40sF / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 31m 14s
Overall Rank = 323/11264
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 18/513
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4am. Ate banana and power bar, drank some water. I did take a shower which I usually don't do. Did some stretching. I was staying at Excalibur, took tram to Mandalay Bay and followed crowd.


Event warmup:

Got a bottle of water at start. Some more stretching. Wandered down to start area and found a spot on the edge. Ate a gel about 10 minutes before start. Removed sweats. Kind of had to pee but nowhere to go.
Run
  • 3h 31m 14s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

A little crowded at the beginning as to be expected. I kind of had to pee before start but no place to really go once I got lined up. I hit a porta-potty around mile 4.

1 8:30 142
2 7:33 152
3 7:28 150
4 7:39 152
5 7:45 153
6 7:42 153
7 7:51 156
8 7:52 157
9 7:49 159
10 7:52 158
11 7:51 160
12 7:53 164
13 7:49 165
14 7:55 165
15 7:54 166
16 7:55 165
17 7:44 168
18 7:54 168
19 7:52 167
20 7:55 169
21 7:59 170
22 7:58 169
23 8:06 171
24 8:33 171
25 9:02 171
26 9:01 174
  • 2 8:02 177


    • 4 goals
    1 - set pr, previous was first marathon, Twin Cities in 1998, 4:24:56. This was pretty much a given unless something drastic happened.
    2 - beat my son Scott's best marathon time of 3:35:51 at Grandma's in 2005
    3 - Boston qualify, sub 3:36 for my AG
    4 - Sub 3:30

    With my 3:31:14 finish I accomplished 3 of 4 goals. Sub 3:30 was in grasp until I had calf cramps/tightening last 3 miles or so. Right tightened up first, left a little more towards the finish. My times slowed significantly.

    Overall very pleased with my effort and results.
    What would you do differently?:

    Consider electrolyte pills. Drink more gatorade, I was alternating between water/gatorade and drinking on the run so maybe did not get as much fluids as in training. Maybe consider a fuel belt for the next race.
    Post race
    Warm down:

    At finish I was actually a little dizzy when I stopped running. I went over and leaned against the fence for a bit. Got some water and a plastic wrap. Got in line for massage since it was short. During massage both calves cramped up bad, to the point I was screaming. I had 2 people working on me for a bit. Got a banana, gatorade, chocolate milk after massage. Felt chilled then so just headed back to hotel.

    What limited your ability to perform faster:

    I had the sub 3:30 right there until I started struggling the last 3 miles. Tightness/cramps in calves.

    Event comments:

    There were I think 2 water stops that were not manned. Start was not organized very well but didn't afect me, my gun/chip time were only a minute apart. Not a whole lot of spectators. Decent spectators right at finish but pretty sparse last couple of miles when we joined with the walkers from the half marathon. Goody bag was definitely poor, cotton T-shirt was about it.




    Last updated: 2008-04-14 12:00 AM
    Running
    03:31:14 | 26.2 miles | 08m 04s  min/mile
    Age Group: 18/513
    Overall: 323/11264
    Performance: Good
    I started my Garmin when I crossed the mat but I must not have pushed the button correctly. I noticed shortly after start it wasn't going and started again. Garmin had distance as 26.32 and time as 3:29:54 1 8:30 142 2 7:33 152 3 7:28 150 4 7:39 152 5 7:45 153 6 7:42 153 7 7:51 156 8 7:52 157 9 7:49 159 10 7:52 158 11 7:51 160 12 7:53 164 13 7:49 165 14 7:55 165 15 7:54 166 16 7:55 165 17 7:44 168 18 7:54 168 19 7:52 167 20 7:55 169 21 7:59 170 22 7:58 169 23 8:06 171 24 8:33 171 25 9:02 171 26 9:01 174 .2 8:02 177 Stopped at a port-a-potty around 4 mile mark. Official pace was 8:03.5.
    Course: Relatively flat. Started on Strip at Mandalay Bay with fireworks, then to Fremont St then mainly residential areas.
    Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
    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:
    Race evaluation [1-5] 3