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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Boston Athletic Association
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 06m 52s
Overall Rank = 2154/25000
Age Group = 18-39
Age Group Rank = 1409/
Pre-race routine:

Wake up 5:00 shower, coffee, bagel, pb. Write name on shirt. Walk mile to busses, ride to Hopkinton.
Event warmup:

Walk from the village to the start line.
Run
  • 3h 06m 52s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I went in with an aggressive goal of bettering my current pr of 2:59:43 and really had no back up plan. My stomach felt full early on, but I still felt as if I hadn't drank quite enough fluids. The goal was to run at a steady 6:50 pace from start to finish.
By the half mark, I was right at 6:50, but my legs were already sore from the downhill pounding. I was able to maintain the pace until the hills at mile 17, and slowed gradually until the finish.
When the race was over, I swore off marathoning forever.
Now, I think I will book my hotel for Boston 2011 for a little date with REVENGE.

What would you do differently?:

Drink more before 8am on the bus ride and at the village.
Post race
Warm down:

Caught my first cramp as I crossed the finish line. Hobbled to the family meeting area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Downhill quad pounding.

Event comments:

I had always heard how tricky this course is. But, it's just one of those things you have to learn for yourself.
This course is to be respected.




Last updated: 2010-04-21 12:00 AM
Running
03:06:52 | 26.2 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 1409/
Overall: 0/25000
Performance: Average
Will post lap splits later.
Course: Hilly.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2010-04-21 2:06 PM

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2010-04-21 7:19 PM
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Holy cow you're fast, nice job.
2010-04-21 9:21 PM
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Someone warned me that when the race is over you think you never want to go through that again, but it doesn't take long for you to forget how bad the pain is and think only of how much you'd like to come back and do it again. Seems like maybe they were right.

Great job on the race!
2010-04-21 9:25 PM
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Nice race, now you can see how it sucks you into doing it again next year!!!
2010-04-25 11:22 PM
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great race nonetheless...  doesnt seem like the 'forever' thing lasted long...    i hope to be out there looking for a little revenge with you... by the way... youre pretty fast...!!! 
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