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Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States
Atlantic City Marathon Race Series
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 1s
Overall Rank = 485/1455
Age Group = 40-50
Age Group Rank = 84/182
Pre-race routine:

Drove to NJ from NY took about 4 hrs. Arrived at 7am and checked in.
Event warmup:

Nothing, super tired from being up at 2am.
Run
  • 1h 59m 1s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Ver windy. Head wind the entire time. It felt like wind hill repeats. water station were few and far between.
What would you do differently?:

Draft better
Post race
Warm down:

sat down. Drank beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

It was a last minute call to do this race. I should have stayed over the night before.

Event comments:

Okay race. I think I could have done better if I had more sleep. I also was breaking in a new set of Newton Gravities. My calf were on fire after the race.




Last updated: 2014-04-07 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:01 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 485/182
Overall: 1455/1455
Performance: Average
Course: Course was a out back from Revel casino running on the boardwalk to atlantic ave for a couple of miles then back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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