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Whidbey Island Marathon - RunMarathon


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Oak Harbor, Washington
United States
Pro-Motion Events, Inc
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 41m 5s
Overall Rank = 190/282
Age Group = 50-51
Age Group Rank = 18/25
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and oatmeal. Got a lousy night sleep because of achey hamstring and hip. Didn't want to do any stretching because it might irritate the old hammy.
Event warmup:

Got to the start area about 45 minutes before start. Most runners were bussed in from the High School. Wore a plastic garbage bag to keep warm(did really work that well with the breeze). Did a little running in place about a minute before the horn.
Run
  • 4h 41m 5s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Died some on the hill climb at mile 7-8. Maintained a decent pace till around mile 17 and the southbound portion south of Oak Harbor. Died some more on the rollers on the final 10 miles, plus wind slowed me.

What would you do differently?:

Weight loss will help, a few more distance training runs.
For all the problems that kept cropping up 3 weeks before the race. Very happy with the outcome.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the car. The long walk to the parking lot actually helps work out the kinks and sore legs.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight, limited training.

Event comments:

Would recommend it. Sorta challenging with the climbs and is very scenic. This year they ran across Deception Pass. Also could see the Olympic mountains while still north of Oak Harbor. Also the out and back to Penn Cove is pretty, although it added some climbs for mile 22.




Last updated: 2009-03-04 12:00 AM
Running
04:41:05 | 26.2 miles | 10m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/25
Overall: 190/282
Performance: Average
18:20 for the first two miles (didn't see 1 mile marker) (3) 10:27, 9:53, 9:01, 9:16, 9:50, 12:29 (mile 7 to 8 are the climbs) 10:51, 9:46, 9:47, 9:59, 10:55 11:18 19:06, 10:28 11:54 11:57 12:00 11:26 12:59 13:17 11:22 11:39 (mile 26)9:59 2:49 (seemed like a long .2 of a mile)
Course: Rolly countryside of Whidbey Island. Country roads. Very scenic.
Keeping cool Good 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2009-03-30 3:04 PM

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Subject: Whidbey Island Marathon

2009-04-02 9:13 PM
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Subject: RE: Whidbey Island Marathon
Nice job! Sounds like a great, scenic race. I was actually eying this last fall, and had I stayed focused and healthy I would have done it.
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