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Race Reports for Richmond Marathon 2011

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Race rating (4)

Comments: Overall it was a very fun race, and well organized. I also enjoyed the course, it was well laid out and not too easy or difficult. I liked running through some of the more quaint areas of Richmond. Volunteers were plentiful and very helpful and encouraging. I would definitely do this race again.

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Great course and event. Highly recommended. Great way to end my race season! [Sunday morning final thoughts] Wow, do I hurt today. Not so much the muscles - more the joints. Back feels surprisingly good. Knees and feet are in serious pain! Stairs-OMG. Also downloaded the Garmin data. Pretty much as described above. Slowest mile was mile 23 at 11:47. Basically three segments of the race (as planned) - through mile 17.5 at or under 9min/mi pace. Miles 17-21 transition to shuffling, losing speed from 9:30 to 10:30 min miles. Miles 22-26 - just get it done. All under 12 though and "ran" the last two miles. 23 and 24 were definitely the low points. If anything, seeing the Garmin data made me feel better. Also just remembered I lost the ability to do "time math" around mile 22 or 23. Tried to figure out what I needed to do to break 4:10 and totally lost a mile in there somewhere. One thing to note is that my pace was better at the end of the marathon than on the HIM.

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