Georgia Marathon by the numbers

For record keeping purposes here are the numbers:

Training:

• Started December 6, 2006, five weeks after Marine Corps Marathon
• 16 weeks, 48 workouts scheduled.
• Workouts added: 3. Workouts skipped 2. Workouts cut short 1.
• Mileage: December 99, January 126, February 130, March 102 (including race).
• Starting weight: 156. Race day weight: 152.5 (post race weight: 150).

Race:

• Weather: 69 at start. 81 at finish. Negligible breeze. Sunny. 65% humidity.
• Course: constant elevation changes; plenty of hills, some steep; spotty hydration station efficiency (I only saw two of a dozen Powerade stations I believed were on the course); and good friendly crowds where you might hope for them.
• Macro splits: 10K - 1:04:01, Half Marathon - 2:18:26, 20M - 3:34:24 and Finish - 4:54:58
• Mile splits: 1-10:46, 2-10:15, 3-10:15, 4-10:22, 5-9:58, 6-10:06
• 7-10:02, 8-10:02, 9-11:15 (potty stop), 10-10:48, 11-10:53, 12-11:17, 13-11:17
• 14-12:04 (Mrs. T stop), 15-9:34, 16-12:08 (2nd Mrs. T stop), 17-10:36, 18-10:39, 19-11:30, 20-10:30
• 21-12:39, 22-12:23, 23-12:36, 24-13:19, 25-14:00, 26-13:35, (26).2-2:07

Summary:

• #1 Personal Record time (of three)
• 226th of 396 in age group (men, 55-59) [57th percentile]
• 2,658th of 4,340 finishers [61st percentile]
• 1,879th of 2,775 men [68th percentile]

Miscellaneous:

• Miles run since 1999: 4,802
• Next Race: Run the City 5K
• Another marathon? Yes. Entering New York lottery soon.