If you’ve been running for more than 40 minutes at this point, consider taking your first gel here. Do not be the person who runs 26.5 miles, because you stick to one side of the road 26.2 miles if far enough. There will be plenty of time later to try to get back the little time you lost in the first few miles.īe sure to remember to run the tangents, as this is a curvy section of the course.

If you ran too slowly, don’t worry here, and do not try to make up for time lost. If you ran too fast the first few miles, slow down, and get yourself back on schedule. Now that you have hydrated, enjoy the nice downhill, which takes to towards Lake of the Isles.Ĭruise control time. But, if it has more sugar, it impedes absorption into your blood stream. Gatorade* is roughly six percent carbohydrate by volume. I like to take one Gatorade* and one water per water stop, especially if the Gatorade* is over-mixed and sticky sweet. It is important to hydrate often, hydrate early and hydrate with electrolytes in addition to water. More importantly, do not skip the Gatorade* here. And this is a long water stop, so do not go to the first table. The first water stop on the race is at mile 2.5. There is always a great crowd here, which usually includes Alan Page, the former Purple People Eater, playing his tuba. You still have 24 miles to pass them back. Maintain an even level of effort here, letting people pass you. Just after you hit mile two, you take a hard right and continue to climb. Do not let your breathing rate increase up the hill, and hold your perceived effort, because of the next mile. Many people charge up this hill, because they are feeling good. Do not judge yourself on how others around you are running. Then, you will take a left and head up a long hill. There is a nice downhill on mile two taking you down to the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden.

If mile one took longer to cover than you thought it would, do not panic.

If you find yourself trapped amongst a bunch of people running too slowly for you, do not weave in and out of them. You will run faster than you think you are running, because of the adrenaline coursing through your veins and the veins of those around you. “How to Run a Great Twin Cities Marathon”Ī mile-by-mile guide by experienced Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon runner, Kirk Walztoni

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