If you like rain and cold this was a great marathon. The short version of the race is my left quad cramped up at mile 17.75. I nursed it with some walking breaks for a couple of miles then it let me jog easy the rest of the way.
I had a plan to run 6:40's for the first 8 miles then shift to 7:10s around the lake except for the hill and then go back to 6:40's the rest of the way to get me to a 2:59. I kind of stuck to the plan except for at mile 8 a faster group passed by me and I stuck with them for a mile or so before I decided to back off and go back to the original plan. I also took a couple of the first 8 miles just a little to fast but not fast enough to cause a dang cramp at mile 17.
I didn't warm up much, it just didn't seem appealing with the rain. I did stretch and walk and felt ready to go. It rained almost the entire race. There were a few times that it stopped and my shirt was attempting to get dry then the rain would come back.
I guess I can always hope for another sub 3 but my old body just wont seem to let me. I did get 6th out of the 150 in my AD.
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YR2003 |
YR2006 |
YR2013 |
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Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
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1 |
6:37 |
6:54 |
7:54 |
6:38 |
2 |
6:32 |
6:47 |
6:57 |
6:47 |
3 |
6:34 |
6:26 |
6:58 |
6:34 |
4 |
6:45 |
6:20 |
6:41 |
6:35 |
5 |
6:48 |
6:49 |
7:05 |
6:40 |
6 |
6:24 |
7:02 |
7:20 |
6:45 |
7 |
7:00 |
6:47 |
7:18 |
6:53 |
8 |
7:24 |
6:47 |
7:17 |
6:46 |
9 |
6:56 |
7:16 |
7:31 |
6:53 |
10 |
7:26 |
6:55 |
7:46 |
6:58 |
11 |
6:41 |
7:22 |
8:25 |
7:10 |
12 |
7:35 |
6:55 |
7:15 |
7:10 |
13 |
6:21 |
7:08 |
7:39 |
7:11 |
14 |
7:09 |
7:12 |
7:35 |
7:50 |
15 |
7:35 |
8:10 |
8:07 |
7:20 |
16 |
7:39 |
6:57 |
8:07 |
7:05 |
17 |
7:16 |
7:47 |
8:18 |
6:55 |
18 |
7:51 |
6:34 |
7:15 |
7:30 |
19 |
7:36 |
6:47 |
7:47 |
7:55 |
20 |
7:21 |
6:26 |
8:09 |
7:30 |
21 |
8:27 |
6:38 |
6:46 |
7:25 |
22 |
8:27 |
6:38 |
7:16 |
7:20 |
23 |
8:02 |
6:39 |
7:17 |
6:55 |
24 |
8:50 |
6:39 |
7:03 |
7:35 |
25 |
8:32 |
6:32 |
9:08 |
7:30 |
26 |
8:15 |
7:06 |
8:25 |
7:20 |
26.2 |
1:55 |
1:42 |
1:56 |
1:40 |
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3:13:58 |
3:01:15 |
3:19:15 |
3:06:50 |
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