Denver Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Denver, Colorado
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 44s
Overall Rank = 2078/3877
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 139/305
Pre-race routine:

Not much...rest day yesterday, banana for breakfast and Sport Beans prior to race
Run
  • 2h 10m 44s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run and probably just right for my ability. Struggled on the hills, otherwise I felt pretty good.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight
Post race
Warm down:

Some stretching after the race and walked around the expo a bit. When I got home I went to the rec center, soaked in hot tub and did some more stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weight...need to work on strength in the off season. Also, I'm not sure I was properly hydrated prior to race.

Event comments:

1. If I'm going to pay $85 for a race, I want a decent t-shirt, not some 100% cotton, piece of crap that was meant for a man's body. This race should be providing men's and women's specific tech tee's!

2. When I grab cups of water I like to squeeze them shut so I have a drink spout and don't spill water all over myself. The water cups were plastic and sometimes broke when I squeezed them. Paper cups would be better.


*Accoring to Julie's Garmin we actually ran 13.35, but I will enter this as 13.1 anyway.




Last updated: 2008-09-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:10:44 | 13.1 miles | 09m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 139/305
Overall: 2078/3877
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5]