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Athens Marathon - RunMarathon


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Athens, Aegean Islands
GREECE
http://www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr/
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 31m 55s
Overall Rank = 1042/13707
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 220/1959
Pre-race routine:

Different from a typical race. Athens is point to point and required an early start, long bus ride, and 90+min wait at the starting area
Event warmup:

No Warm Up,
Run
  • 3h 31m 55s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

This race hurt! I started way to fast and torched my legs on the downhill sections in the opening 10 miles.

The climbing and steep downhill sections in the later portion of the race caused me to fall apart.
What would you do differently?:

Run smart race and at an even pace
Post race
Warm down:

No real warm down...I could barely walk after finishing this course

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor race execution.
Too much time in The Netherlands with only flat terrain. The Athens marathon definitely requires some hill training.




Last updated: 2017-05-03 12:00 AM
Running
03:31:55 | 26.2 miles | 08m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 220/1959
Overall: 1042/13707
Performance: Below average
Course: Point to point rolling course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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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