New Jersey Marathon - RunMarathon


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Long Branch, New Jersey
United States
70F / 21C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 37m 8s
Overall Rank = 265/1025
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 43/120
Pre-race routine:

Bowl of oatmeal, peanutbutter, banana & honey on bagel. Drank gatorade while driving to the race along with water.
Event warmup:

Stretched and jogged with Jeremy.
Run
  • 3h 37m 8s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Hit the wall around mile 19. Just ran way too hard. Started getting dehydrated and could not take in any food. I was drinking Accelerade while taking Gu's w/ no water. Had terrible stomach cramps around mile 20.
What would you do differently?:

No accelerade and drink more water. Also, slow down my pace so I could avoid the wall and finish strong. I would have done better if I didn't have to start walking.
Post race
Warm down:

Got out of the rain and sat down. I was not feeling well.

Event comments:

I could not even find water after the race. You would think they would have prepared better.




Last updated: 2009-08-12 12:00 AM
Running
03:37:08 | 26.2 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 43/120
Overall: 265/1025
Performance: Average
Avg 175 Max 193
Course: Flat and boring. Two loops on the same course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 2