St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
24F / -4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 40m 57s
Overall Rank = 5043/8000
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 148/290
Pre-race routine:

Continental breakfast at the Comfort Suites where we stayed. Ate a small cinnamon raisin bagel with peanut butter and drank half a coke. Dressed in lined biking tights, long sleeve dri fit shirt w/ Woodlands Fit shirt over that, black jacket, gloves, and Asics visor. Topped with fleece vest and scarf which I shed before the race.
Event warmup:

Walk to the start line with the family.
Run
  • 2h 40m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt really prepared going into this race. I've been enjoying running with Woodlands Fit and specifically my running partner, Sydney. My niece ran with me the first 2 miles and then told be to go on ahead. I haven't run this kind of distance by myself, so was hoping I wouldn't let myself down. Had to stop for a potty break about mile 8 1/2 and it was a little hard to get back in a groove. My legs were feeling it around mile 10-11. I think I could have pushed a little harder but knew I was going to beat my goal. Finished in 19 minutes less than last year's race ... woohoo!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing in terms of my run, although I think I could have finished a little stronger than I did the last couple of miles. Shed my jacket by mile 1, got a little warm (but not bad) and felt like I could have done without the long sleeve shirt since I had the jacket I could have put back on.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate some soup, couple bits of pizza, half a cookie, water and coke while waiting for everyone else to finish up.

At 1pm, went over and ran the 1 mile family race with Cameron.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, except maybe start running 30 years ago! Happy with cutting last year's time by 19 minutes.

Event comments:

I love this race and will be back again next year!




Last updated: 2009-11-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:40:57 | 13.1 miles | 12m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 148/290
Overall: 5043/8000
Performance: Good
Mile 1 12:10 Mile 2 12:02 Mile 3 11:38 Mile 4 11:10 Mile 5 11:31 Mile 6 11:55 Mile 7 12:12 Mile 8 12:10 Mile 9 12:23 Mile 10 12:30 Mile 11 12:08 Mile 12 12:30 Mile 13 12:40 Finish 10:21
Course: This is such a fun course. I love the hills because it gives me something to focus on and get excited about when it's time to go down! The run through the St. Jude campus was very emotional ... seeing the patients and their families cheering everyone on. And I love the downhill into the stadium.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5