Twin Cities Marathon - RunMarathon


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
50F / 10C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 5h 19m 31s
Overall Rank = 7287/7986
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 700/745
Pre-race routine:

Got up, and had a decent breakfast. I couldn't sleep so I was out of bed earlier than expected. My sister picked me up about 6:15, and we went to the dome. I hate pre-race jitter, my stomach was not acting right.
Event warmup:

Stretched a little, and then joined the masses in Coral 2. I lost my sister at the bag drop.
Run
  • 5h 19m 31s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 12m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

The course was pretty good, except for the rain that started as we hit Lake of the Isles. I was feeling pretty good for most of the first 10 miles. Just a steady pace, but had to dodge puddles. I hit the 5K at 30:18, 10k at 1:00:47, half 2:13:47. This is where some of my injuries started to pop up. I then just started my plan of run when I can, and walk the rest. I hit 30k at 3:26:40, and 20 miles at 3:45:54. I was in pure walk mode at mile 17, and my calves would lock up every time I would start to run after that. I talked to alot of people along the way, and had a good time. I am just in some pain, and walking like I am 90 instead of 38. Oh yeah, I was dressed in a black garbage back from about the 5k mark until mile 25. This was good as my hands were going numb, and I could bring my arms inside to warm up.
What would you do differently?:

Stay away from the injury bug. Work interfered with my workouts during the summer. Stash a bike somewhere along the course? Roller skates?
Post race
Warm down:

I just walked, and ate, and drank whatever I could going down the coral. I got home, and took a bath.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injuries to my IT band, and left hammy.

Event comments:

If I do this again, it will be a couple years. I am going back down to halves for a while.




Last updated: 2008-10-06 12:00 AM
Running
05:19:31 | 26.2 miles | 12m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 700/745
Overall: 7287/7986
Performance: Below average
Course: Up, down, all around.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]