Ogden Marathon

17 May

Ogden Marathon
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Ogden Marathon--3:38:16, Boston Qualified, total redemption.

This was THE BEST RACE COURSE I have ever run in my life.

Why you should run the Ogden Marathon:
--Course was beyond gorgeous
--Lots of well-stocked water stops: Powerade, snacks, Gu, water
--No lines at the expo
--Downhill course
--Tons of buses
--An absolutely insane amount of portapotties
--It was cold at the start, so they started bonfires for everyone
--The shirt is super nice
--Did I mention the course was absolutely beautiful?
--Capped at 2000 runners
--Absolutely breathtaking course
--Volunteers were absolutely fantastic!
--Inexpensive
--Put on by people passionate about running
--Everything was super organized and professional

I will most definitely be running this race next year. Boston, you're going on the back-burner.

Miles 1-8: Downhill, take it easy, slowly increase the pace, relax and conserve energy for the last part of the race

Miles 9-14: Pick it up if possible on the flats/rolling hills, significant uphill at mile 14, but a nice change

Miles 15-23: Run!!!! Run fast enough to not pass out at mile 25

Miles 24-end: Holy cow, this was the best I had ever felt in the last few miles of a marathon!!!

Splits:
19:36
9:43
9:08
16:11
8:07
8:07
8:26
8:16
8:24
8:17
8:11 (1:53:12 half)
8:25
9:19
7:43
7:44
7:55
7:48
7:49
7:47
7:39
7:32
7:55
8:07
8:25
1:45 (1:45:04 second half)
Total time: 3:38:16, 8:20 pace

Other--15 May, rest. 16 May, 1 mi and a LOT of stretching. 18 May, 1000m recovery swim.