Nike Women's Marathon - Run


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San Francisco, California
United States
Nike
57F / 14C
Overcast
Total Time = 5h 06m 23s
Overall Rank = 1880/4279
Age Group = 35-39F
Age Group Rank = 309/661
Pre-race routine:

PVC roller exercises(Sat night)
up at 4am
breakfast: toast w/peanut butter, optimum cereal w/soy milk
Event warmup:

brisk walk from car to start, about a half mile or so.
Run
  • 5h 06m 23s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Good thru mile 21, legs(calfs) started cramping at mile 22 and mile 24
What would you do differently?:

maybe look into taking salt tablets? other nutrition?
Post race
Warm down:

soaked legs in the Ocean

What limited your ability to perform faster:

cramping, if I tried to go faster the legs would cramp up

Event comments:

Need more cheering sections and DJs during mile 22-25




Last updated: 2005-09-30 12:00 AM
Running
05:06:23 | 26.2 miles | 11m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 309/661
Overall: 1880/4279
Performance: Good
Course: perfect marathon weather, misty and cool through whole race!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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