Dublin City Marathon - Run


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Dublin,
Ireland
9F / -13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 05m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast as usual before a long run. Energy bar & gel prior to race start.
Event warmup:

Anyone been in Ireland??? 40 shades of green for a reason! RAIN and more RAIN! standing in warmups & black coverall for 30 mins prior to start in p**sing rain & cold. Not good and it showed in run time.
Run
  • 4h 05m 15s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 22s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Stay warmer, the timing chip only activates when I cross the dam start line, I could have stayed out of the way and dry (like many more experienced runners did, they passed us throughout the race)
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Kidney stones - blood at 18miles. Cold & wet

Event comments:

Its a good race, a fair but tough course that I feel lack of experience caught me out on. I will definitely do this race again next year but with a different training plan behind me.
The photos are uploaded to show how wet & cold the dam race was, by the way I'm Irish so I should be used to running in rain, snow, cold etc.


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Last updated: 2005-11-04 12:00 AM
Running
04:05:15 | 26.2 miles | 09m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 2800/
Performance:
Course: Two big hills, the first at 8 miles, the second at 18 (a 1.5 mile climb). Finish is downhill and flat combined.
Keeping cool Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4