Alaska Bearfest Marathon - Run


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Wrangell, Alaska
United States
55F / 13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 57m 39s
Overall Rank = 1/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

got up, ate muy oatmeal, and walked the 1 mile to the start
Event warmup:

walked to the start
Run
  • 3h 57m 39s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

wasn't expecting anything after a week of pigging out and not running. Very small race, smaller than I expected. About 35 total for full, half, and 5 k. At the Half marathon turn around, I realized I was in first place. Tried to just hold steady. At the full turn around, I had a 4 min lead. At 20, the second place guy was not in sight. at 23, I started to think that I may win. Held it steady and actually ran my fiorst ever negative split -after 55 marathons, and won!
What would you do differently?:

nothring
Post race
Warm down:

walked back to the hotel

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not training

Event comments:

Good smaller race. The town it was in had only ~1700 people. Tons of enthusiastic volunteers out to help, especially in the constant rain. Great family vacation trip. Wrangell itself is pretty small, but combining it with Denali, Kenai Fjords, etc, made it a great vacation.




Last updated: 2014-06-15 12:00 AM
Running
03:57:39 | 26.2 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 1/
Performance: Average
Course: out and back in Wrangell
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4