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Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
47F / 8C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 16m 10s
Overall Rank = 18/3350
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 10/108
Pre-race routine:

Woke up 4:45a. Ate a PowerBar and banana at 5:15a. Sipped on some water and got my stuff together. Ate 2 more Clif Shot Bloks at 6a and we were out the door at that time. We made it to Lambeau Field around 6:30ish, hit up the bathrooms and sipped on some water. At about 6:40 I started to do some active stretching/warm-up, ate 3 more Shot Bloks and got all my stuff together for race time.
Event warmup:

At 10 minutes to the start we started to make our way down to the start area. Big mistake! The crowd was huge and I barely made it to the start in time. They were singing the national anthem and I was still near the 10 m/m pacers. Luckily a Kenyan dude was hustling there too and I followed him and got up there in time. After the anthem was sang, I was able to run maybe 1/10th of a mile to warm-up the legs a bit. Started up my watch to recognize HR and the speed sensor. Damn sensor wouldn't pick up. Oh well.
Run
  • 1h 16m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 05m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

I lined up near the front of the pack. The gun went off and we all took off running. I immediately settled into a nice stride and took it a little easier at first. I saw a couple other guys that I knew and exchanged [good] words with them then took off. At the Mile 1 mark the clock read 5:05 and everyone was like "You gotta be kidding me!", but then realized it was off as all our watches read 5:30. That was kinda funny.

After that I just kept the pace going and watching the HR to be sure I wasn't pushing too hard too early. Kept it right in the lower 160s and paced off a few guys that were in front of me. Everything felt awesome...stride, breathing, rhythm, etc. We hit the headwind in a few places but it wasn't really all that bad. Drafting behind some guys helped that as well.

I was slowly reeling in a few guys and also a couple passed me. I would try to keep up them for a while then let them go and keep on my pace.

The course was pretty flat, but at Mile 8-9 we hit a long slow incline that also had the headwind. By that time, most everyone was spaced out and nobody to really run behind so we just had to gut it out and try to keep pace. Shortly after there was short downhill, then tailwind which made a recovery from the "hard" section fairly quick. Got right back on pace.

I passed the Mile 10 marker at 58:01, a mere :28 seconds past my 15k (9.3 miles) PR. Before then I didn't really knew how it was going, but after that point I knew it was going to be a good race for me.

Around that time I tried to speed up just a bit to bring it home strong. At the half/full marathon break-off point we made a left turn onto Potts and right into a stiff headwind for about a mile. HR started to raise up a bit, but breathing was solid so I continued pushing trying to keep a good pace and maybe a little more.

We made it into Lambeau Field, did a loop and found our ways out. Once I hit that last turn out of Lambeau and into the parking lot I gave what was left and light 'em up for a strong finish.

At the aid stations I alternated between water and Gatorade at each one and also took in a Gu around 35' at Mile 7.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. The whole run I felt comfortable with my pace, rhythm, breathing and stride. Everything was clicking very well for me during the race.
Post race
Warm down:

I crossed the finish line, got my medal and my finisher's pic. Got some water, did some stretching and made my way over to the massage tent to get a massage. She did a decent job, but I shouldn't have stopped moving so soon after finishing. The legs tightened up quite a bit while I was on the table. I went over to the bag n tag, got some dry clothes, took in my recovery drink and stretched everything out for maybe 15'.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The wind was a bit stiff in a place or two, but not really that bad. Other than that...nothing!

Event comments:

As always, a prime event put on by the people at the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon.




Last updated: 2008-02-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:16:10 | 13.1 miles | 05m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/108
Overall: 18/3350
Performance: Good
Mile - Time - Avg/Max HR :: 1 - 5:33 - 148/157 :: 2 - 5:41 - 160/163 :: 3 - 5:43 - 162/164 :: 4 - 5:48 - 163/166 :: 5 - 5:56 - 165/167 :: 6 - 5:53 - 165/166 :: 7 - 5:51 - 166/169 :: 8 - 5:39 - 166/168 :: 9 - 5:52 - 168/169 :: 10 - 6:00 - 167/171 :: 11 - 5:45 - 168/171 :: 12 & 13 plus .1 - 12:26 - 172/176
Course: www.beginnertriathlete.com/ discussion/training/ map.asp?routeid=52780
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5

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2008-05-19 2:03 PM

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2008-05-19 3:18 PM
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Nice saaaahlid effort.  You are getting more and more fit as the weeks go by, I think.  By Moo you're gonna be unstoppable.  Freakin' sweeet race.  I knew it was gonna be good, and as usual, you didn't disappoint.
2008-05-19 3:34 PM
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That is haulin' frickin' serious booty!!  Kick azz run!  Congrats.

And holy crap!  18th overall but only 10th in your AG???  You've got a lot of fastie 25-29 year olds!

2008-05-19 4:39 PM
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Great job.  That speed will carry over nicely into tris.
2008-05-19 9:01 PM
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Anybody ever tell you that you run pretty fast?!

EAW, nice race Donk!

2008-05-20 2:57 AM
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DOOT! That Kenyan fella was your brother, right?

Awesome race. 



2008-05-20 5:46 AM
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I find it hard to believe you were 10th in your AG with a time like that.  You are FAST!  Congratulations on a great race.
2008-05-20 11:52 AM
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Daremo - 2008-05-19 3:34 PM

That is haulin' frickin' serious booty!!  Kick azz run!  Congrats.

And holy crap!  18th overall but only 10th in your AG???  You've got a lot of fastie 25-29 year olds!

But I bet they don't do Triathlons!

2008-05-20 11:53 AM
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Iron Donkey
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Great job, Donkai, great job!  You da man and more!  EEEAAAWWWW!!!
2008-05-20 12:58 PM
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redonkulously fast! Now if you could just find a race that isn't full of fast freaks in your age-group.
2008-05-20 1:00 PM
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Just really impressive, my man.


2008-05-21 6:20 AM
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Crazy fast- I bet those other freaks cant bike and swim

Youre race was a lot like mine- only you were almost a half hour faster....... ugh

2008-05-21 10:28 AM
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Great Race Dude!  Knocking off 4' is impressive.  Only made more impressive by the fact that you are knocking off 4' from an already sick PR.  Sick.  Very sick.

Great stuff and also good to see you keep improving.  Screw the sub 10hr IM goal.  Lets keep moving that down.

See you at Lake Mills.

2008-05-21 3:28 PM
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Are you like a giant compared to the people that beat you? They all must be straight from Kenya, because a 1:16 should WIN. Congrats!!
2008-05-22 2:34 PM
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Crazy fast... seriously..... did you stick to the nutrition plan??? Nice job, Rob!
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