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Comments: Cytomax didn't sit well in my tummy. Cost me a few minutes at a couple of port-a-potties on the course till I stopped drinking it. What would you do differently?: Work on endurance more, more longer runs. Try the race drink before race day. Read the course profile closer to have a better idea of the hills.  Post race
Warm down: Walking and light stretching. Tried to avoid sitting for long periods of time the rest of the day. Got in the swimming pool at the hotel (which was freezing) and then in the hot tub several times. What limited your ability to perform faster: sore knees (from the downhills) muscle exhaustion lack of HR information GI distress (cytomax-related) Event comments: Except for final 40% or so, this was a great course. Biggest issues were: 1. crowding on bridge 2. sports drink and my tummy 3. pavement in the city and industrial area. Hills were there, but that is part of the course and should not be changed. Last updated: 2007-08-01 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-01 7:40 PM |
Extreme Veteran  432  |  Subject: The San Francisco Marathon |
| 2007-08-09 11:43 AM in reply to: #910431 |
Veteran 147 Carlsbad, CA | Subject: RE: The San Francisco Marathon |
| 2007-08-09 3:35 PM in reply to: #910431 |
Champion 5345 Carlsbad, California | Subject: RE: The San Francisco Marathon Hey, good job out there I did this race last year and it is by far my favorite marathon. I agree that the hills are part of the course and should not be changed. The RD has done a pretty good job of finding the most even course through the city but I agree, the industrial part before you get to the ballpark was a bit of a drag at the end. Once I could see the Bay Bridge, I tuned it all out anyway. Hey, if your interested, a guy that posts under the name "Rainman" over on RunningTimes has a bunch of random pictures from the race. (He takes 100s of them every year and posts them) You might go over and see if he got one of you going by his house. (He is also the RD for the CableCar Chase and is heavily involved with the running community in SF) |
| 2007-08-09 5:35 PM in reply to: #910431 |
Pro 3715   AZ | Subject: RE: The San Francisco Marathon I think you did great Steve!! Too bad the Cytomax didn't sit well!!! You hung in there and ran a great race despite the challenges! Good for you!! |
| 2007-08-09 6:20 PM in reply to: #910431 |
Veteran 147 Carlsbad, CA | Subject: RE: The San Francisco Marathon Great job..... I raced as well and had a blast. I agree some of the roads were rough. I thought running of the Golden Gate Bridge was awesome..... |
| 2007-08-12 9:16 AM in reply to: #910431 |
Master 1588 San Francisco | Subject: RE: The San Francisco Marathon you did a great job on a tough course...congrats! |
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Ate some Fig Bars and drank some Gatorade on the way downtown. Parked. Found a friend (Joe) from kickrunners.com. Found more friends (Maria and her sis). Port-a-potty and dropped off sweats about 15 min before start. Went to Wave 3 start (as indicated on front of bib) instead of 7 (as indicated by generic instructions on back of bib). Couldn't find any of the pacers close to my expected time (they were all in the correct starting area).
walking around and light stretching.