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Dayton, Ohio
United States
USAF Marathon
60F / 16C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 42m 48s
Overall Rank = 154/964
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 46/143
Pre-race routine:

Got up, showered, ate 2 pieces of toast, drove to event.
Event warmup:

Very light stretching.
Run
  • 1h 42m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Surprisingly fast pace considering how hilly the course was. Went out right at about a 8 min/mile pace. Ran with a AFROTC guy (Justin) from Ohio University at the begninning and we just hung out the entire race. The first 5 miles flew by. I took a 1/4 of an orange at the turnaround point and later on was thinking maybe I shouldn't have. Nothing came of it though. Justin and I were talking about when we were going to pick up the pace near the finish and I told him to run ahead to get 1:43, but he didn't want to do it, so I picked up the pace and we both broke 1:43 (chip time).
What would you do differently?:

Probably not eat the orange, although it worked in the past.
Post race
Warm down:

Wrapped self in "foil" blanket given at finish. Drank a water and ate a banana. Looked for other finishers then got a 20 min massage. Post massage found the free food (and it was a good spread) and the $1 beer (have to replace those calories somehow).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of tempo runs, but I performed better than I thought I would given the lack of speed work.

Event comments:

Very well organized race with challenging hills. I would DEFINITELY recommend this race to others.




Last updated: 2005-09-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:48 | 13.1 miles | 07m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/143
Overall: 154/964
Performance: Good
Mile 3 - 24:11 Mile 6 - 47:49 Mile 7 - 55:52 Mile 8 - 1:04:07 Mile 9 - 1:12:15 Mile 10 - 1:20:46
Course: Out and back that was very hilly. One hill was a steady climb and another was a semi-steep climb. Another stretch of the race had various up and down climbs. There was also an uphill on ramp that doesn't seem like much of a hill until you run up it.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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

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2005-09-17 3:24 PM

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2005-09-17 3:33 PM
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Subject: RE: USAF Marathon - Wright Patterson AFB

GREAT job!  As I recall your goal was 1:40-1:45...SOLID!

But ya gotta take a lesson from me and make these things more DETAILED.  Inquiring minds want to know all about the run part in the middle....

But enough of that...seriously...GREAT job.  I know work and family stuff got in the way of the majority of your training and you STILL pulled off a spectacular race.

I hereby give you permission to miss swimming on Monday.  But I expect to see you Wednesday...

Woohoo!

2005-09-20 7:41 PM
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Subject: RE: USAF Marathon - Wright Patterson AFB
Since when do you listen to Jen? She may have some great race reports, but she includes far too much TMI! But seriously, great job on the race, and keep up the good work.
2005-09-21 11:22 AM
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Subject: RE: USAF Marathon - Wright Patterson AFB

Ontherun - 2005-09-20 6:41 PM Since when do you listen to Jen? She may have some great race reports, but she includes far too much TMI!

I resemble that remark....

FYI, JOE...he added stuff between when I wrote that and when you read it!   It was VERY barren before...

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