Marine Corps Marathon - RunMarathon


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Arlington, Washington, D.C.
United States
60'sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 16m 36s
Overall Rank = 7104/21008
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 810/1845
Pre-race routine:

Had some gatorade as my Brother drove to the springfield metro station. Got off at Arlington and walked down to starting line. Plenty of time it was cold and dark. Got some water about 30 minutes before the start and downed a powerbar gel pack.
Event warmup:

Walked around a lot.
Run
  • 4h 16m 36s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Everything went well in the beginning. The hills did not seem to affect me considering I trained on a very very flat course. Knee started to hurt and mile 8 but I said some prayers and pushed through and it stopped until mile 19 where I lost my 4hr pace group and had to walk. Strategy changed from do this in under four hours to just finish just finish. Started walking at the water area's and a minute at each mile marker. Charged the hill where my Bro was yelling "don't stop take this hill".
What would you do differently?:

Train better.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around Rosslyn and drank a few beers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Doing only half my training.

Event comments:

Semper Fi this one is for you Paa.




Last updated: 2009-03-11 12:00 AM
Running
04:16:36 | 26.2 miles | 09m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 810/1845
Overall: 7104/21008
Performance: Good
Course: Cruises through the suburbs of DC in Virginia and through DC.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4