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Under Armour Baltimore Marathon - RunMarathon


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Baltimore, Maryland
United States
Baltimore Runing Festival
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 27m 41s
Overall Rank = 239/2157
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 39/189
Pre-race routine:

Tried to find Rick (Daremo), but considering I don't know what he looks like, no luck. I met some good-looking woman who started talking to me; she was waiting for someone, too, so we just sorta hung out together for a little bit. Had a gel about 10 minutes before the start.
Run
  • 3h 27m 41s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

My primary goal was sub 4:00, and I said I'd be really happy if I could get 3:30 or better.
I felt fantastic through most of the course. I didn't feel like I was pushing myself real hard, everything felt real smooth. I started out a little in the back, and ended up catching the 3:20 pace group and hung with them for a good portion of the race. Around mile 16 I started getting rumblies in the tumblie, which would come and go for the rest of the race. Around mile 18, my legs started stiffening up. It wasn't cramping, and I think a good portion of my slowing down towards the end was more mental than anything else. That last climb between miles 18-20 really sorta kicked my butt more than I care to admit. And the downhills were killer on my knees at that point, so I barely recovered from the climbs.
What would you do differently?:

I didn't use any gels on the course, just one before the start. But there was Gatorade at every water stop, and I never felt hungry. However, I might have benefited from something extra later in the race, maybe salt tabs or something along those lines.
Need to just get out and run more. Considering this was my first marathon, and I beat my time goals, I'm pretty happy overall.
Post race
Warm down:

Wandered around aimlessly till I found my family. Stretched some, fixed a blister or two, put on warmer clothes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sure.

Event comments:

Great race, well-organized, AWESOME t-shirt. Would definitely consider doing this again.




Last updated: 2006-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
03:27:41 | 26.2 miles | 07m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/189
Overall: 0/2157
Performance: Good
1)7:53, 2)7:33, 3&4)15:01, 5)7:16, 6&7)15:16, 8)7:34, 9)7:46, 10)7:42, 11)7:41, 12)7:17, 13)7:21, 14)7:53, 15)7:43, 16)7:29, 17)7:38, 18)7:54, 19)8:12, 20)8:35, 21)8:29, 22)9:00, 23)8:53, 24)8:36, 25)8:35, 26)8:31, .2)1:37 Can ya tell where the wheels came off at?
Course: Great course. The people of Baltimore really get into it, so that was cool.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2006-10-16 6:39 AM

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2006-10-16 7:35 AM
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Wow, sub 4 hrs on your first marathon. Good job!
2006-10-16 7:48 AM
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Sub 3:30!! Even better!!

You rock my friend!!
2006-10-16 8:11 AM
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Yowza!

Awesome marathon!  Super Awesome First Marathon!

2006-10-16 11:19 AM
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Congratulations on a great race.  Too bad we didn't meet up before the race.  It looks like we both had some trouble between 18 and 20 miles but you still were going faster than my fastest pace.  Great race.

Ernie 

2006-10-16 12:36 PM
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Great job, buddy.  Sub 3:30 - that's moving.  Hope your legs are recovering now.


2006-10-16 3:19 PM
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hangloose - 2006-10-16 1:36 PM

Great job, buddy. Sub 3:30 - that's moving. Hope your legs are recovering now.


Recovered enough to do a short little run today, at close to the same pace. Ok, ok.....6 seconds off. And only 2.5 miles. But I cut it short because I caught up to a coworker and finished out with him, rather than doing the extra .6 I planned on.
2006-10-16 3:32 PM
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Awesome first marathon! You rocked it! Happy recovering
2006-10-17 8:03 AM
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2006-10-17 3:28 PM
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Not bad, not bad....

So, you could start at the same time as me, I'd do a 10k and you'd do a marathon and you'd beat me to the 10k mark. There should be a category for guys who don't run enough and are thus too slow to finish in under 4 hours...
2006-10-17 4:01 PM
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Wow- awesome race!  Your marathon time is very impressive for a first timer!  Congrats!  Enjoy your recovery time!


2006-10-28 11:42 AM
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Wow...great race!  Congratulations on breaking 3 1/2 on your first Mary.  That's quite an accomplishment.
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