So one thing you have to realize is that I am designed for this stuff and not only that I am trained for this stuff. I do long slow distance better than anything else in my life probably. So a marathon should have been a cake walk right? Well.... no..... a marathon is nothing like an Ironman, at least not an Ironman I have ever done. I can get off the bike after riding 112 miles and swimming 2.4 and run 26.2 miles but not a marathon, at least not like I ran this marathon. I guess if I could come off my bike and swim and truly run a marathon race I'd be doing great!!!! maybe that's the different between me and those whose strength is the run. Is I go into it knowing I can put together a MOP swim and MOP bike and that my run is a BOP run.
I wonder what the difference should be between a stand-alone marathon and an Ironman marathon. Although like I'm trying to get the point across above these are not in any way the same race. I suppose in an IM you could go out too hard at the beginning of the run but since you've already ridden 112 miles you aren't like to do that because you're just trying to figure out how to move your legs in a fashion that resembles running.
So here's my splits on my marathon according to Portland Marathon:
Place Overall: 4058 out of 7724
Women: 1631 out of 4194
F 35-39: 314 out of 683
AgeGrade: 49.98% Place: 3745
FINISH: 4:46:24 pace: 10:56
10k: 1:02:53 pace: 10:08
Turn-9.1Mi: 1:31:37 pace: 10:05
Half: 2:14:23 pace: 10:16
17.2 M: 3:10:11 pace: 11:04
20 Mile: 3:35:36 pace: 10:47
35K: 3:56:34 pace: 10:55
Chip Time: 4:46:24
Gun Time: 4:54:10
Needless to say I went out at a really good pace. And it's funny because my watch was pretty accurate with the mileage until about mile 14 which als happens to be about the same time that my legs started feeling really heavy. I think that my stride must change at that point in the race and that my foot pod no longer really works the same because it is calibrated for normal running not a run/plod calibration.
So the watch recorded 27.8 miles and here is what it reports:
Overall Avg HR 156, Max 188
Pace Avg: 10:06
Spd. Acg: 5.9 mph
Run Time: 4:43 (1 bathroom stop at mile 17)
1: 9:58, A 142, M 157
2:10:04 A 150, M 159
3: 10:48 A158, M 165
4: 10:00 A 155, M176
5: 9:48 A 131, M 163
6: 9:38 A 157, M 161
7: 9:32 A 155, M 161
8: 9:38 A 156, M162
9: 9:34 A 158, M 162
10: 9:36 A 158, M 161
11: 9:26 A 159, M 162
12: 9:34 A 158, M 162
13: (2:07:48) 10:16 A 158, M 163
14: 9:58 A 158, M 166
15: 9:44 A 158, M 160
16: 9:34 160, M 162
17: 9:48 A 160, M 162
18: 12:36 A 152, M 163
19: 10:58 A 159, M 164
20: 10:52 A 155, M 161
21: 10:42 A 153, M 158
22: 10:38 A 154, M 160
23: 11:00 A 155, M 169
24: 10:18 A 157, M 182
25: 10:30 A 158, M 172
26: 10:34 A 159, M 188
27:10:30 A 163, M 176
28: 10:18 A 164, M 174
here's what I learned:
- I need to do more mileage in running
- running downhill hurts if not at the time it will later (I couldn't really even walk for 2 days following the race)
- How do they do a race that is almost all downhill?
- I have alot of mental focus/willpower. My legs were done at 14 but I really did a pretty good job sucking it up and keeping up my pace. yes I slowed but really was able to just keep pushing through.
- Running down hill is an art and you better have really strong quads to compensate
- Running the same pace throughout a marathon is probably one of the hardest things to do. That is skill!
- I'm going to look for more opportunities to run
Aftermath:
So I was REALLY SORE for 2 days after the race. like I could barely walk. And going up and down stairs HURT!!! I had to have both hands supporting my weight on the handrails. Today, Wednesday I can finally walk up and down without support.
Also interestingly enough I gained weight following the marathon! I weighed in 3 lbs heavier monday than i did Sunday and trust me it was not because of any overeating. I could barely eat after the race because my stomach was upset.
The other thing of note is that I did not use the race day boost like I have been using. I don't know if that made a difference in my race at all. but if you notice the HR my HR was high. i would never do an Im at that HR. I'm sure I was running at close to lactice threshold as I could. the good thing to note is that I think my LT is alot higher than i first thought.
What ideas this gives me for training for IMC 2008
- More running
- Long runs will be 2+ hours every other week
- Mid distance runs will be 90 - 120 every week
- 1 tempo and 1 technique run
More racing during off season. Looking for halfs and want to do the Avenue of the Giants marathon in the spring. (Although I want to talk to someone about this) I want to really see how long it takes me to recover from this marathon before I plan that because I don't want to end up with an injury.
Anyway.... it was a good experience even though there is not a part of me that really enjoyed the race. Doing marathons does not have the same emotional passionate place for me that Ironmans do. But doing marathons will make me a better IM triathlete so they have their purpose.
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