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Walt Disney World Marathon - RunMarathon

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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney
65F / 18C
Sunny

Total Time = 5h 18m 33s
Overall Rank = 8542/14940
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 5147/7801

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 2:30, drank coffee, ate bagel with peanut butter, drank a glass of NOExplode and 48 oz of water on the drive over to the race site.

Event warmup:

Stretching, walking around. Being nervous, if that counts.

Run

Comments:

My hamstrings tightened up somewhere around mile 17, lost my 4:30 pace group in the crowd at mile 12 and faded.

What would you do differently?:

I would run with the 5:00 pace group, 4:30 was too aggressive for my fitness level. I would also do more long runs during training.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around and then laid down for a bit. Drove home and napped.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough long miles in training.

Event comments:

Great first Marathon, kept it entertaining and fun. I would recommend to anyone thinking of doing a marathon to do this race as your first.

Last updated: 2009-01-13 12:00 AM

Running
05:18:33 \| 26.2 miles \| 12m 10s min/mile
Age Group:	5147/7801
Overall:	8542/14940
Performance:	Good
Course:	Course was nice, except for later in the day when park visitors would try to run in front of you. Also in the beginning of the race I almost got totaled by a cone placed in the middle of the course in the dark.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right