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Select Medical Harrisburg Marathon - RunMarathon

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Harrisburg Marathon
66F / 19C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 47m 10s
Overall Rank = 228/908
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/58

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5 am and ate an english muffin with almond butter and raisins. Arrived in Harrisburg at 7:00 am

Event warmup:

Light stretching

Run

3h 47m 10s
26.2 miles
08m 40s min/mile

Comments:

I ran out hard the whole way. After running through the huge hills at miles 17-20, I was at 2:47. Then my legs became very tired. I pushed as hard as I could the entire race. At mile 24 I had a slight second wind and picked up the pace a little. I crossed the finish line 27 minutes faster than my first marathon in Baltimore which was 4 weeks ago. I qualified for the Boston Marathon too!!

What would you do differently?:

Take in more nutrition on the run with possibly 2 more gels.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around for about 30 minutes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training at faster paces.

Event comments:

Beautiful course, excellent volunteers, great race!

Last updated: 2009-10-26 12:00 AM

Running
03:47:10 \| 26.2 miles \| 08m 40s min/mile
Age Group:	4/58
Overall:	228/908
Performance:	Good
Course:	Miles 1-17 flat, 17-20 some steep hills and climbing with rollers throughout. Miles 20-26.2 flat.
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	5