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Mad City Marathon - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Madison Festivals, Inc.
88F / 31C
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 20m
Overall Rank = 521/1740
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 58/236
Pre-race routine:

Very relaxed before my 1st 13.1. A energy bar, half cup of coffee and more water. Drank a lot of water on Saturday in anticipation of the heat.
Event warmup:

Just a little stretching.
Run
  • 1h 53m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Started back behind 2:10 pace group and quickly realized that was too slow. First mile is downhill, so after getting rid of first rush of excitement I settled into a good mid 8 pace. Couple quick miles, got through water stations well and made it through first 7 miles feeling great. Then started to feel the heat and fatigue. Took my shirt off because of chaffing, and after mile 10 just toughed it out. Last couple miles in the mid 9's. Tough finish uphill in 90 degrees...so happy to finish.
What would you do differently?:

Felt strong passing others which helped me mentally, so I might only start a little further forward at the start. Find someone in the last 5k to run with. Just floated and couldn't maintain or find a comfortable pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate some bannana's, energy bar and stretched in shade. Drank 3 bottles of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training up to race was not that great so, I think I could have been below 1:50 if I had better runs in last few weeks. Happy with race since quality wasn't that good.




Last updated: 2010-02-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:37 | 13.1 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 58/236
Overall: 521/1740
Performance: Good
Course: Fair. Some hills complimented by downhills to gain back time. Shaded until last couple of miles.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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