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Comments: Was doing fine till mile 20....my left hip flexor developed a problem where I had to run walk/run to ease the pain. Very bad, I just could not lift my left leg any more, even walking was painful... That went on for about 5 miles....all my other body parts held up, except this one....it cratered my finish time by about 20-25 minutes........I still shuffled/ran the last 2 miles to the finish, but I really wanted to walk...stiff upper lip thing ;-) What would you do differently?: More long run mileage is needed....I need to get over the 20 mile mark more often if I do this again. My longest run was 20+ miles, but most of my runs were sub 17 miles.....  Post race
Warm down: Get into my wife's car as fast as I could, still raining hard and cold..... What limited your ability to perform faster: Long run mileage.....my cardio vascular health is excellent, I was never tired, or winded.... my biomechanics are mixed at best.....need to strengthen with more long running..... Event comments: Well organized, no complaints. 2,051 registered runners, only 1,438 finishers within the cut off 5.5 hrs Last updated: 2006-03-05 12:00 AM
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 2006-03-05 3:56 PM |
Expert  1213   Los Gatos, CA |  Subject: Napa Valley Marathon |
| 2006-03-05 5:23 PM in reply to: #361454 |
Pro 4578   Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Napa Valley Marathon For someone who rated their performance as poor, you had a pretty nice finishing time. I can't wait to read about your 2nd marathon. Now get training.  Jen |
| 2006-03-05 10:29 PM in reply to: #361454 |
Expert 704 Durham, CA | Subject: RE: Napa Valley Marathon Hey Frank,Nice work - you are fast on the race report. If you finished in 4:20 under those conditions, you are forever my hero!!!I pretty much have the same analysis of my race - I need way more time in the 20 plus land to be able to keep a good pace all the way through. Maybe next year.Talk to you later, Congratulations on your great finish.Dennis |
| 2006-03-06 9:35 AM in reply to: #361454 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Napa Valley Marathon Dang! Nice time considering you feel like you didn't train enough for this run!! Napa Valley, Silverado Trail - sounds very romantic. This race is on my Race Wishlist - would you recommend it? |
| 2006-03-06 10:19 AM in reply to: #361454 |
Master 2033 | Subject: RE: Napa Valley Marathon Nice job! |
| 2006-03-06 10:56 AM in reply to: #361454 |
Expert 822 | Subject: RE: Napa Valley Marathon Yeah, Frank. Nice finish time for a run with problems: hip pain and in the rain. It was also pretty cold. Your min/mile time would be a good 10k for me. Congrats on your first marathon and on getting into the longer distances. My HIM was easier than the marathon I did, just longer. But the marathon really beat me up. Running longer distances definitely helps, but takes a lot of commitment to take the time for the run and to recover, and then running takes over your schedule (that's what happened to me). I don't know if I could train for a marathon and tri's at the same time. Anyway, good job. I look forward to seeing some more exciting performances from you this year. Mike |
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Walk to the start from my hotel in driving rain....
Trying to stay warm and dry in the driving rain.....forget it....