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Cincinatti, Ohio
United States
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 51m 14s
Overall Rank = 2037/3739
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 119/207
Pre-race routine:

Walked to start line with Mary and Conor.
Event warmup:

None.
Run
  • 4h 51m 14s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Thank goodness I ran into Scott, Steve and Scott's friend Dennis moments before the race started, as I stood in the coral. I ended up running the entire race with them. I was planning on running with them and Emily, but she ran late and we never really hooked up. This was Dennis's first marathon, and Steve and Scott had planned to run a bit slower, so this worked perfectly for me. I stayed with them then entire race. It was supposed to rain, but we barely got a hard drizzle at the beginning. For the most part, it ended up being a bit hot and fairly humid. We had a fun time making live videos, joking and talking. Steve had some cramp issues the last 6 miles so we did some waling with him, which was fine by me. There was zero time issue here, so it really didn't matter what our finish time was. Again, the goal was 2 marathons in 2 days. The course was good and hilly. Crowd support is always crazy great on this race. This actually felt easier than yesterday's race. I felt less tired, and stronger, which is weird but great. I ended up drinking a great deal to combat the humidity, so I'm happy about how I handled that obstacle.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Mary, Conor and I walked to the Yard House, drank and ate. Nice recovery meal.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nuttin.

Event comments:

The Flying Pig is always worth doing, if it falls into my plans for the year. Not sure when or if I'll actually "race" it again, but we'll see. That was #8 pig for me, and I'd rather do races I've never been to instead of pounding out the same old races every year.




Last updated: 2016-05-12 12:00 AM
Running
04:51:14 | 26.2 miles | 11m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 119/207
Overall: 2037/3739
Performance: Average
Course: Flying Pig Course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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