Twin Cities Marathon - RunMarathon


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
58F / 14C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 40m 46s
Overall Rank = 1441/7969
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 156/580
Pre-race routine:

attended church service near the starting line.
Event warmup:

some stretching in church basement, jog to gear bag dropoff
Run
  • 3h 40m 46s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Was cold rainy morning. at times was downpour. Soaked My legs were tight but i was running at my pace. The rain made it hard to relax. At about 16-17M, had some difficulty, but at 20 started to recover modestly and finsihed strong
What would you do differently?:

train more during the summer. This year was rough on me physically, with medical issues and several DNF's because of it. When i got healthy, i tried too much too soon and had some tightness in calf and soreness in knees
Post race
Warm down:

None really. walking through finish line chute and getting some cofee and food. Headed to get dry clothes and change immediately.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my past health and weather

Event comments:

In the downpour and hard rain, many spectators along the course as if it were a sunny day. THE volunteers were outstanding and the course is awesome. This is probably my favorite marathon and it's easy to see why it fills up every year




Last updated: 2008-10-07 12:00 AM
Running
03:40:46 | 26.2 miles | 08m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 156/580
Overall: 144/7969
Performance: Average
Course: Nice course going from Minneapolis to St Paul. passes seveal lakes, runs along river
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5