Marine Corps Marathon - RunMarathon


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Washington, DC, Washington, D.C.
United States
Marine Corps
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 49m 5s
Overall Rank = 2687/18302
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 405/1996
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6; ride to Metro
Event warmup:

Pretty long walk from Metro to start line.. had to do a little pre-race running to make it to my chute on time.
Run
  • 3h 49m 5s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out feeling pretty strong, though the first 2 miles were slow because of the crowds.

Settled into a decent pace after that- mostly in the 8:00-8:10 range. I was feeling great until about mile 17, then things started going steadily downhill. The 3:35 goal slowly deteriorated, 5 minutes at a time.

At a couple of points in the last 6 miles, I cramped up and had to walk for a minute or so.. pretty disappointing. I bounced back in the last mile or so to come in under 3:50, and break my PR by about 20 minutes, but I had really hoped to do much better.
What would you do differently?:

Probably should have gotten a few more long runs under my belt, though I did have an 18 and 20-miler in the bank.

Also probably should have held back just a little more during the first half of the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked a long way back to the car.

Event comments:

Awesome race- this was my third time.. the Marines are terrific and really make this a special event.

It did seem like the aid stations were pretty far apart at some points- would have been nice to have just a couple more on the course.




Last updated: 2008-09-16 12:00 AM
Running
03:49:05 | 26.2 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1996
Overall: 0/18302
Performance: Below average
1: 9:02 2: 8:57 3: 8:07 4: 8:05 5: 8:20 6: 8:06 7: 8:28 8: 8:09 9: 7:59 10: 8:04 11: 8:13 12: 8:17 13: 8:05 14: 8:10 15: 8:09 16: 8:17 17: 8:10 18: 8:41 19: 8:39 20: 9:04 21: 9:10 22: 9:42 23: 9:20 24: 10:16 25: 11:23 25-26.2: 9:19 pace
Course: Some hills in first 8 miles, then pretty flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5