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Comments: The hotel that we stayed at was on the course near mile 7 and mile 19. My family was on the beach just after mile 7 to cheer. That was neat. I kept on counting down when to have Gu or when I would see my family during the race. The run went really really well until mile 16. Then my legs started to complain a little bit. I kept on saying less than 30 minutes until I see my peeps again (at mile 19). Then it was less than a mile to the next Gu. 10k to go. Back onto the expressway to the finish. With about 2 miles to go I could see the finish. There's Mayo Clinic. Right there. The finish. Up the bridge. It's all downhill from here. The finish should be just around the corner. I hope the finish is just around the corner. There it is! I drank at about every water stop -- just a few sips but something. I had Gu at 5, 10, 15, 19.5 and 23 What would you do differently?: pacing  Post race
Warm down: Water, medal, greet DH, race photo, banana, mini muffin, another banana. Exchange shoes for Crocs, more water, anther mini muffin... What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of experience Event comments: Over 1600 marathon runners and over 4000 half marathoners plus 214 marathon relay teams (5 people per team). I thought that the organization and crowd support were superb. The expo was great as was the runner support on the course. Water stations were well stocked, port-a-pots plentiful, Gu available, etc. I would definitely do this event again. I would definitely recommend it to a friend. Profile Album Last updated: 2010-05-18 12:00 AM
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26.2 with Donna
51F / 11C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 562/1612
Age Group = Women 40 - 44
Age Group Rank = 49/169
DH and I took the day off and drove down to Jacksonville on Friday.
On Saturday, we went to the race expo and checked in. The expo was very good. Check in was quick, the race shirt is really nice and the volunteers were cheerful and helpful. DH and I also did a little bit of reconnaissance -- confirmed where the bus from the hotel area to the race start was, confirmed that the beach was hard packed as advertised and so on. My parents and my in-laws were both coming into Jacksonville for the race so we gathered some course info for them as well.
On Saturday evening, we went Mellow Mushroom for a pre race meal.
On Sunday morning, I got up at 5:00, lubed up liberally and then ate a bagel with peanut butter and a banana and drank a bottle of camelbak elixir. I had a little bit of coffee from the hotel lobby and I walked across the street to get a shuttle bus to the race start. I got into line at about 5:30 and we arrived at the Mayo Clinic for the race start at about 6:00.
At about 6:30 or a little before, they had us start heading to the corals. They had about four corrals. The half and full marathon runners went in together according to color codes they had on our bibs. In other words, 4 hour marathoners and 2 hour half marathoners were mixed together.
The race started a few minutes late. They were obviously checking with police to make sure that the roads were clear and we started as soon as the organizers got the all clear. It 40 degrees when the race started (60 degrees when I finished).
It was also neat that the start of the race was broadcast on TV. My peeps watched the TV coverage and then went outside and saw me at mile 7 on the beach and again when the course came back by the hotel later in the race.