Wellstone's Dallas White Rock Marathon - RunMarathon


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Dallas, Texas
United States
60+F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 32m 26s
Overall Rank = 303/4155
Age Group = 45 - 49
Age Group Rank = 46/349
Pre-race routine:

Went to bed at 9:00p. Woke up at 4:30, ate granola took hot bath (for legs), drank 1/2 cup of coffee and left. Arrived at AA center at 6:00 am -- good move. Hal a peanut butter tortilla at 7:00 am - one hour before start.
Event warmup:

ARRIVED EARLY -- NO STRESS -- Stretched and ran 1/2 mi.
Run
  • 3h 32m 26s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

B-O-N-K ! ! !

6:57 pace for first 6 mi (43:10)

7:22 pace for mi 6 to mi 13 (1:34:00)

Ran too fast -- mi 14 was first into wind -- terrible!

9:14 pace for mi 13 to mi 20 -- right hamstring completely cramped @ mi 18 -- unknown spectator placed me on my back and massaged my right leg -- saved me!

8:49 pace from mi 20 to finish -- experienced some cramping, but re hydrated and finished.
What would you do differently?:

EXECUTE PLAN!!!!

Run slower first half and drink early.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Ran front half too fast -- failed to execute plan.

Event comments:

Great race despite the BONK!

Learned a lot and will improve as a result.




Last updated: 2008-12-11 12:00 AM
Running
03:32:26 | 26.2 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/349
Overall: 303/4155
Performance: Below average
Course: Good.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %3.2
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5