Atlanta Marathon - RunMarathon


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
41F / 5C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 45m 1s
Overall Rank = 618/630
Age Group = 50 to 54
Age Group Rank = 40/54
Pre-race routine:

1 cup of coffee
sports drink, water, baggel
Drove to Centennial Park
Event warmup:

water and more water, walked around, tried to stay warm
Run
  • 4h 45m 1s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran 7 minutes and walked for 1 minute for 13.1 miles and 6 minutes and 1 minute for 13.1 mile. Had to walk up the last part of the last hill
What would you do differently?:

Train more by running more
Post race
Warm down:

walked around watched others finish

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training

Event comments:

It took me 4 days to recover




Last updated: 2008-09-02 12:00 AM
Running
04:45:01 | 26.2 miles | 10m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/54
Overall: 618/630
Performance: Below average
Course: hilly hard course especially the hill at mile 6 to near mile 8 up Piedmont to Peachtree and the last hill, Cardiac hill, after mile 21 to peak mile 25. Rockrunner ran Cardiac hill with me.
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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2