Goodlife Victoria Marathon 2011
Sunday, October 9th 2011 at 12:00 AM Victoria, BC- Distances:
- Marathon and Half Marathon
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Race Reports
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Victoria Marathon
This was marathon #2 for me and I was hoping to improve on my PR, but that's not what happened. I started out really strong with a sweet pace. Scott stayed with me through mile 1 then he kissed me and off he went. I settled into a good pace and met up with Carrie from Oregon. She was also shooting for a 4:30 finish and we had a really nice chat. She thought she lost me when I dropped back for my first GU but I caught back up to her easy enough. We were right on pace up until about mile 10 when I got a stitch. I dropped back to try to work it out, but from that point on, my whole ab section was cramping. Then at mile 18, my right quad decided to join in on the party. I knew if I stopped it would seize up completely so there was no choice but to push on. All in all, I can't be too disappointed because I know I did everything right this time, it just wasn't meant to be my day. Besides, at the carbo dinner the night before we won 2 nights accommodation at a resort & spa so we'll have to come back next year and tear up the course again...now that we know where all the hills are!
by Loreen C. -
Victoria Marathon
Good race. Consistent pace throughout. Dogged by a high HR in the first half, but brought it under control by 21k. Second half was about as good as I could hope. Next time: pick up the pace & ditch the toque.
by Callum C.
