Kentucky Derby Mini Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 07m 43s
Overall Rank = 4136/11394
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 414/700
Pre-race routine:

Up around 5:30 AM, Almond Butter on Arnolds Sandwich Thin. 2 Advil, 2 Electolite Tabs, Coffee and 20 oz of water.
Event warmup:

1 mile warmup run. Had taken the last 3 days off to get ready and was feeling pretty loose and energetic. I guess it worked.
Run
  • 2h 07m 43s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out a little slower than planned and picked up the pace around mile 3. By mile 11 my calf's were wanting to cramp so I slowed way down and tried to fight it off knowing I was close to finishing.

Mile 12 it was to late and the cramps were in full effect. I would get one cramp to subside then the other would lock up giving me "Monkey Toes". Ackk!

Mile 1: 9:40
Mile 2: 9:29
Mile 3: 9:16
Mile 4: 9:15
Mile 5: 9:18
Mile 6: 9:16
Mile 7: 9:21
Mile 8: 9:57
Mile 9: 9:27
Mile 10: 9:28
Mile 11: 10:49 - Cramps are threatening
Mile 12: 11:32 - Cramps in both calf's
Mile 13: 1:41 - Finish Line!

What would you do differently?:

Train Smarter!!!
Post race
Warm down:

My Wife was walking the course today with my FIL. He just had Heart Surgery last year so this was a big deal. The kids were still at home so I told her I would run home and get them after I finished then come back to meet them. This meant no time to celebrate and I just run/walked to the car about a mile away and raced home to pick up the kids. Son grabbed me a Cliff bar and a soda as I was tired of water and headed back down to the finish. Had to park about a mile away again and run/walk to the finish. Wife and FIL crossed the finish about 10 minutes later and we eventually made our way to the beer booth and enjoyed a nice well deserved recovery drink...or two.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My longest run leading up to this was 1 month prior at 10 miles. Missed every long run in the weeks prior. Do NOT ever do this again. I think I could have finished sub 2 hour if I just freaking train properly.

Event comments:

Never ever forget to put bandaids over the nipples again. Typically I am good about being organized but for some reason this particular morning I was really scatter brained and paid a price for it later.


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Last updated: 2011-02-04 12:00 AM
Running
02:07:43 | 13.1 miles | 09m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 414/700
Overall: 4136/11394
Performance: Below average
Course: They changed the course this year and while I was a bit dissappointed at first because they eliminated the park in the end I was glad there were no hills. This course was really flat and fast.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
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Physical exertion [1-5]
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