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Comments: Was doing good until about mile 22. That's when I hit my wall. At that point, it was just a 'keep running' mantra. I didn't stop. Kept the legs turning over, and made it across the line. What would you do differently?: Not much, extremely happy with the race. Original goal was go in about 4:15. I started to think that I could go under 4, but you gotta respect that last 10k. The first 20 miles is hard, but that last 6.2 was brutal. :) Post race
Warm down: Try to keep legs from locking up as I made my way through the finish area, got my medal, my heat blanket, some water and food. Made it out finally, and met up with Hopper and Steve- again. Walked about 6 blocks ( 8? ) until I got a cab to the train station to head home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Overall run fitness. That's only going to get better with time. I went in with no injuries and a solid plan, and came out with a pretty darn good execution. Event comments: Really big race, but hella organized, when you consider they are dealing with 40,000+ racers! They've got a pretty good method down and it worked. Last updated: 2005-05-13 12:00 AM
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55F / 13C
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Took train into the city. Parking with 40,000 racers plus 1,200,000 spectators is not my idea of fun, so I avoided it. :)
Met up with Hopper and Steve- before the race. Ran into JKBostic as well.
Took gel with water about 30 minutes before the start.
Weasel my way into the starting pen close to the 3:50 pace group sign.