Hartford Marathon - RunMarathon


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Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Greater Hartford Marathon Foundation
66F / 19C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 31m 9s
Overall Rank = 1438/2287
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 68/132
Pre-race routine:

woke up at 6 and had my shake and took care of business. got dressed, went down with Alicia so she could get some breakfast and walked across the street to the race site.
Event warmup:

walking to site and walking around.
Run
  • 4h 31m 9s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

According to the website through mile 10 my average was 9:34, at the halfway pt. my avg. was 9:37. At mile 20 it was 10:07. Felt hugely pukey from miles 19-22, but didn't.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, my goal was to beat 5 hours so I was tickled pink at my final time.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around with the girls. I was so happy that Alicia, Barb. F. and Deb Torpey were there to cheer me on. Alicia also had a great half marathon.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

feeling pukey

Event comments:

could have used some orange slices on the course. no soup or pasta left when I got done.




Last updated: 2009-01-08 12:00 AM
Running
04:31:09 | 26.2 miles | 10m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 68/132
Overall: 1438/2287
Performance: Good
Well, my first marathon went pretty smoothly. Beautiful day!! Only moderate chafing from sports bra. Overall a good day. Didn't see the mile markers for miles 1 & 2 so we will start at 3. miles 1-3: 29:10 mile 4 - 9:29 mile 5 - 9:50 mile 6-7:19:19 mile 8 - 9:35 mile 9 - 9:48 mile 10 - 9:50 mile 11 - 10:03 mile 12 - 9:48 mile 13 - 9:59 mile 14 - 10:30 mile 15 - 10:46 mile 16 - 10:32 mile 17 - 10:51 mile 18 - 10:22 mile 19 - 11:05 mile 20 - 11:46 mile 21 - 11:30 mile 22 - 11:20 mile 23 - 11:23 mile 24 - 11:50 mile 25 - 10:30 mile 26.2 - 11:43
Course: beautiful run around hartford and east hartford.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4