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Chicago, IL
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 36m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Eat no later than 2 hrs before. stop drinking 1.5 hrs before, then only drink when thirsty.
Event warmup:

Go to the bathroom.
Run
  • 3h 36m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 14s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Train more mentally. I was ready physically but my mental game was weak in mile 15-18.

Strengthen my hip flexors. I forgot that during my last marathon they were my achilles heel! Never again....
Post race
Warm down:

Straight to the massage tent!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My mental game was off and my damn hip flexors became incredibly fatigued and tight by mile 13.




Last updated: 2004-10-28 12:00 AM
Running
03:36:00 | 26.2 miles | 08m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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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2004-10-28 3:25 PM

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Subject: Chicago Marathon

2004-10-28 7:20 PM
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Fantastic race! I can barely run that pace for 5 miles, and that's with my hip flexors feel FANTASTIC!
Good job, and congratulations.
2004-10-29 10:52 AM
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Shrike - 2004-10-28 6:20 PM

Fantastic race! I can barely run that pace for 5 miles, and that's with my hip flexors feel FANTASTIC!
Good job, and congratulations.


Thx Shrike. It was a good race even though I was in the depths of depression when my splits went from 7:30min/mile for the first 8 miles then spiraled down to 9:30min/mile by mile 18...

I should really look on the bright side though since I beat my PR by over 40 minutes. I think all races we second guess ourselves and our training...I think it's just human I guess
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