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Whistlestop Marathon - Run

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Ashland, WI
45F / 7C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 56m 48s
Overall Rank = 284/596
Age Group = 40-49M
Age Group Rank = 199/

Pre-race routine:

Usual light breakfast. Then down to the depot to get onto the bus to the start line

Event warmup:

Light jogging and stretching. Had a snickers marathon half an hour before the start.

Run

3h 56m 48s
26.2 miles
09m 02s min/mile

Comments:

Excellent conditions for a race. Light tailwind pleasant sunshine with a little cloud cover. I ran all the way apart from the walks through the feed stations and a couple of toilet breaks. Everything went exactly as planned

What would you do differently?:

This time was 35 minutes faster than last year. I wouldn't do anything different. Though something I have to work on is my pacing. Keep that a bit more even

Post race

Warm down:

Stretching, kept moviing and sampled the excellent post race food.

Event comments:

Last year I hit the wall. Not this year. Mile 14 passed with no problems, then 15, 16, 17, 18. I couldn't believe it. Mile 20 passed the furthest I've ever run. Then the mental games began Mile 24 was tough. But I saw I could go sub 4 hours and gritted my teeth and headed for home. I'd run that far I wasn't going to quit now. My kick at the finish was so striong I was almost sprinting.

Last updated: 2005-07-19 12:00 AM

Running
03:56:48 \| 26.2 miles \| 09m 02s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/596
Performance:	Good
Splits. MILE 1 9:20. MILE 2 8:33. MILE 3 8:50. MILE 4 8:41. MILE 5 9:02. MILE 6 9.32. MILE 7 8.32. MILE 8 8:55. MILE 9 8:47. MILE 10 8:49. MILE 11 8:43. MILE 12 8:40. MILE 13 8:38. HALF DISTANCE 1 hr 55. 20. MILE 14 8:45. MILE 15 8:32. MILE 16 8:27. MILE 17 9:09. MILE 18 8:56. MILE 19 9:18. MILE 20 9:08. MILE 21 9:04. MILE 22 9:42. MILE 23 9:29. MILE 24 10:15. MILE 25 9:36. MILE 26 9:30
Course:	Tri county corridor trail. a multi purpose trail. Surface generally good though very heavy rains the week before had cuased some washouts though repaired had not had time to bed in.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
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