St. Jude Memphis Marathon - RunMarathon


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
25F / -4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 29m 2s
Overall Rank = 233/2443
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 33/172
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 0500 and prepped. Ate some chia seeds and some Jeremy bread with PB. Due to constant injuries with my current shoes, I wore retired shoes, which turned out to be a mistake.
Event warmup:

Walked 3/4 mile from the hotel to the race start.
Run
  • 3h 29m 2s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out with the 3:10 pace group, but the pacer was horrible. He ran mile 2 in 6:40. I kept with a smaller group pacing around 7:10 until the 1/2 and felt really good. A blister on the ball of my R foot opened up around mile 8. At the 1/2 I hit a wall hard because of the fast 1st half. Ran/walked starting at mile 15. The 2nd half was not fun.

The race crowd was inspirational and amazing. I felt that I was running for something much bigger than myself.

Hit a very cold north wind around mile 17. Never warmed up after that.
What would you do differently?:

More than 1 20 mile run prior to, and for sure a 20 mile run sooner than 2 months before.

Better shoes.
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to warm up. Ate like a mad man at the food/beverage area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor traning and bad shoes.

Event comments:

I would like to do the 1/2 every year. This was a great race.




Last updated: 2009-04-14 12:00 AM
Running
03:29:02 | 26.2 miles | 07m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 33/172
Overall: 233/2443
Performance: Below average
10 K - 44:46 (7:14) 1/2 - 1:34:15 (7:12) 20 m - 2:32:19 (7:37)
Course: Rolling hills throughout. No steep grades, just long, steady climbs.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5