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Austin, Texas
United States
The Austin Marathon Foundation, Inc.
40sF / 0C
Total Time = 2h 01m 41s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up early and ate the usual oatmeal with my strawberry/banana shake. Headed to the race, used the restroom, lined up to get ready to run.
Run
  • 2h 01m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Had not done any specific hill training for this, so I was fairly happy with my splits. All were within a :30 time frame of each other, even through the hills. I probably could have shed my long sleeve shirt at some point but opted to keep it on and didn't really overheat. I probably could have pushed a little harder on this course as I had a lot of kick at the end, but I knew the hills were toward the end and didn't want to push early and not have enough left for the hills.
What would you do differently?:

Try to run about 10 seconds faster per mile to break the 2 hour mark.
Post race
Warm down:

Got funneled through the chute to get the medal, shirt, and food. I wish they would have that further away from the finish so you could stretch first. Standing in line waiting for all of that made me tighten up a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental challenge of knowing the hills were at the end of the course.

Event comments:

It turned out to be a great day for the race temperature-wise.




Last updated: 2009-12-04 12:00 AM
Running
02:01:41 | 13.1 miles | 09m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
HR min: 171 HR max: 186 Mile 1: 9:29 Mile 2: 9:28 Mile 3: 9:11 Mile 4: 9:19 Mile 5: 9:00 Mile 6: 9:05 Mile 7: 9:10 Mile 8: 9:18 Mile 9: 9:30 Mile 10: 9:26 Mile 11: 9:12 Mile 12: 9:23 Mile 13: 9:21 last .1: 0:45
Course: Fairly hilly course with the hills coming in the last 3-4 miles. Biggest hill starts at mile 12.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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