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Boston Marathon - RunMarathon

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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Boston Athletic Association
55F / 13C
Sunny

Total Time = 5h 20m 8s
Overall Rank = 21992/22540
Age Group = male 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2352/2381

Pre-race routine:

Typical breakfast - coffee, english muffin, hard-boiled egg, banana. Left at 5:45 with Maureen (CRR) to catch charter bus in Braintree for ride to Hopkinton. Had another banana, gatorade, cheerios. (Scheduled race start 10:30/10:45 for my race number group.)

Event warmup:

Walked around Athlete Village, did some stretching.

Run

5h 20m 8s
26.2 miles
12m 13s min/mile

Comments:

Started off strong, and felt good. The hill climbing over Rte 128 started my troubles (muscle exhaustion), and then the hills at Wellesley did me in. The race is like no other - screaming fans along nearly the entire course. In Welesley & Boston College, you can hear and feel the excitement before seeing the fans.

What would you do differently?:

Train more in the 20-25 mile runs. Only did a long of 18, and did not know what to expect, or how to deal with exhaustion with still miles to go.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked thru various areas to get some food, an aluminum blank wrap, medal, and my checked clothes bag.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training in long (20-25 mile) distances.

Event comments:

If someone wants to do a Marathon, make it Boston. Like no other race.

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Last updated: 2010-01-02 12:00 AM

Running
05:20:08 \| 26.2 miles \| 12m 13s min/mile
Age Group:	2352/2381
Overall:	21992/22540
Performance:	Average
5k at 0:32:21 10k at 1:07:54 15k at 1:40:18 20k at 2:14:40 half at 2:21:58 - felt good for first 13.1 25k at 2:53:49 - stomach upset from food/gatorade? 30k at 3:33:52 - slowing down into hills 35k at 4:17:35 - really laboring now 40k at 5:02:26 - shuffling along at 14/15 min/mile pace end at 5:20:08 Mile deatils: 01 = 10:16 02 = 10:23 03 = 10:39 04 = 10:30 05 = 13:35 (quick bathroom break) 06 = 10:18 07 = 10:09 08 = 10:36 09 = 10:31 10 = 10:35 11 = 11:09 12 = 11:13 13 = 10:48 14 = 14:29 (another bathroom break; stomach upset) 15 = 11:48 16 = 12:01 17 = 13:07 18 = 12:43 19 = 13:06 20 = 14:32 21 = 13:27 22 = 15:02 23 = 14:39 24 = 14:24 25 = 14:20 26 = 12:55 .2 = 02:39
Course:	WOrld-famous, Hopkinton to Boston Marathon course. Through 8 cities/towns.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Too much

Post race
Weight change:	%2.5
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
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