The Cowtown Marathon - RunMarathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
34F / 1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 59m 47s
Overall Rank = 283/921
Age Group = 46 - 50
Age Group Rank = 41/98
Pre-race routine:

Wake-Up 5:00 am Leave house at 6:00 am. Arrived downtown FW at 6:25 -- too late. Bad traffic.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 3h 59m 47s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Very cold and windy. 34 degrees at start. 20mph wind.

Ran with Steve (first marathon). Very comfortable pace. Consumed 2 packs of salt and GU pack every 4 miles. M&Ms at mile 20.

No cramping. Finished with slightly sore knees and ankle. A little stiffness in left Achilles.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

none

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Overhydrated. We pissed 4 times!

Event comments:

Ran out of beer! My son's half marathon bib/chip was messed up.




Last updated: 2009-03-02 12:00 AM
Running
03:59:47 | 26.2 miles | 09m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 41/98
Overall: 283/921
Performance: Good
Course: Cowtown Course. Some hills. Colonial Loop. Ascend into city after mile 24
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %none
Overall: Good
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3