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Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada
fallsview Casino
40F / 4C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 6h 43m 46s
Overall Rank = 949/980
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up. stopped and got breakfast went to bus staging area. Took bus to Buffalo. Waited in Art gallery for hour and half to race time. Did some stretching.
Run
  • 6h 43m 46s
  • 26 miles
  • 15m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

VERY PRETTY RUN. WAS WET AND COLD THROUGOUT THE ENTIRE RACE. IMPROVED MY PB BY 16 MINUTES. WAS DISSAPOINTED THAT AT MILE 18 AND ON ALL THE WATER STATIONS WERE BROKEN DOWN. THEY DID PUT CUPS OF WATER AND GATORADE ON THE GROUND SO THAT THE RAIN AND PEBBLES GOT INTO THE CUPS. I SURE COULD HAVE USED A GEL OR ONE OF THE ORANGES THAT WERE HANDED OUT AT MILE 22 TO HELP GET ME THROUGH THE LAST MILES.
What would you do differently?:

RUN FASTER.
Post race
Warm down:

GOT IN THE CAR AND CRANKED THE HEAT.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

MY WEIGHT

Event comments:

IF YOU ARE NOT A REAL SLOW RUNNER AS MY SELF THIS IS AN EXCELLENT RACE. THEY HAD ENOUGH WATER STOPS AND EXCELLENT SUPPORT FOR THE ONES THAT FINISHED SUB 6 HOURS. I WAS DISSAPOINTED THAT THEY DID BREAK THE WATER STATION DOWN SO EARLY.




Last updated: 2005-10-04 12:00 AM
Running
06:43:46 | 26 miles | 15m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 949/980
Performance: Below average
Course: STARTED IN BUFFALO NEW YORK WENT THROUGH A VERY NICE PART OF TOWN. CROSSED OVER THE PEACE BRIDGE TO CANADA. RAN THROUGH FORT ERIE WITH A NICE VIEW OF DOWNTOWN BUFFALO SKYLINE ACROSS THE RIVER. HEADED NORTH ALONG THE NIAGARA RIVER TO THE FINISH LINE AT THE FALLS.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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2005-10-24 3:57 PM

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2005-10-24 7:38 PM
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2005-10-24 9:28 PM
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Subject: RE: Niagara fallsview International Marathon
Yes, congrats on the new personal best. It just sucks big time, when races break down early. As a consistent BOP, I'm often faced with that. Very frustrating! But you should be very proud of your accomplishment.

Hope you are holding up well today!

Dana
2005-10-25 1:27 AM
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Nice work buddy, a PB in those conditions.
Well done.

Insanely jealous of the route. I think it would be absolutely beautiful to run that course.
The Falls took my breath away when I visited there, and I hadn't been running.

2005-10-25 9:00 AM
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Kevin, you are the endurance king. A PR and in much worse conditions. Well done.
2005-10-25 8:41 PM
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HEYYY KEVIN!!

COOL! PB! Congratulations! Say hi to your wife!

Planning on Hyannis again in 2006?


2005-10-25 8:58 PM
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Hey there Kevin buddy!

WOW...I lose track of you for a bit and then you're going and doing a mary!!!  Woo hoo!! Congratulations!  That is a cool race, I hear, as you run into Canada

Thanks for posting....catch ya later!

2005-10-26 8:50 AM
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Subject: RE: Niagara fallsview International Marathon

Thanks everyone. I am bound and determined to get that time down to a respectable limit. I am going to get more strict with my diet and training.

Kevin

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