St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon - RunMarathon


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
31F / -1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 23s
Overall Rank = 1542/6815
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 175/430
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bowl of cereal and a banana with a cup of coffee early as Becky and I got ready to leave. Got another banana and some water and G2 to take with me as well as a bag to change clothes and shower after the half was over so I could wait for Becky to finish the full.
Event warmup:

Stretched inside at Autozone stadium, Man is it cold!
Run
  • 2h 00m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Pace myself better. I started out too fast. I lost my mental focus and my physical focus coming through Overton Park (on the way out). After that I had a few walk breaks and just no mental focus. At the end I saw that I was going to come up short of my under 2 hour goal, so I gutted it out, but came up a little short.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching on the field at Autozone Park, and got some food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight, fitness.

Event comments:

I had a blast. The showers afterward in the stadium locker rooms were great.




Last updated: 2009-09-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:23 | 13.1 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/430
Overall: 0/6815
Performance: Good
Course: Sneaky hills. I have lived in Memphis most of my life and I didn't think downtown had that many hills. Most all of them were rollers, but after mile 9, I was tired.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 4