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Marion, Iowa
United States
55F / 13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 42m 12s
Overall Rank = 29/169
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/11
Pre-race routine:

ate my oatmeal 90 min prior to race, drove to start
Event warmup:

none, it was raining, so stayed in the dry car til last minute
Run
  • 3h 42m 12s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went well. In my haste to get dressed and get the proper clothes on for therain, I managed to leave my watch at the hotel. I wasn't trying to set any records, so I was just going to run a nice comfortable pace. I ran with a guy for the first 16 miles, but then he dropped back. Ran 1:47:30 for the first half. I actually felt better the second half of the race. I did slow a bit, but never felt too bad. Never walked more than 20ft thru any water stops, and really felt good til ~24.5 or so. managed to hold it together and finished pretty strong. Best I'v'e felt through an entire race. We got very lucky with the rain - calling for storms all morning. It sprinkled for the first 2 miles, but then it cleared off and began sprinkling again at mile 25. 5 minutes after finishing, it started to pour, and it poured the entire rest of teh day.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

there was no one waiting for a massage, so I was able to get a massage. It started pouring down rain right as I finished. I was actually able to jog the ~600m back to my car and didn't feel too bad.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

Nice small race. Well organized. Boring course, though




Last updated: 2014-04-14 12:00 AM
Running
03:42:12 | 26.2 miles | 08m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/11
Overall: 29/169
Performance: Good
Course: loop arpund Marion. Rolling hills, nothing to steep, but some 1/3-1/2 mile long grades
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 3

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