Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon - Run


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 746/1738
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate my normal pre race breakfast of two banana's.
Event warmup:

Did not really warm up to much.
Run
  • 4h 04m 37s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a great run from Mile 1-20 averaging 8:35 per mile. Felt great and was enjoying myself. Mile 21 my quads hurt something aweful. I slowed down to a 9:00 pace then...but even started going slower as I started to cramp more.

I had to stop at mile 25 because by right calf and ankle just stopped working for about 5 minutes... I did manage to cross the finish line 5 minutes faster then last Marathon.


What would you do differently?:

Potassium...get more of it. I have tablets that I could of taken but I did not bring them with me. Maybe I will focus more on gatorade the water next time.
Post race
Warm down:

Irish stew in the tent after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

CRAMPS!

Event comments:

I will definitly do this run again. With exception of the 2.5 mile stretch of running in the narrow lane....it was great.




Last updated: 2006-02-10 12:00 AM
Running
04:04:37 | 26.2 miles | 09m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 100/
Overall: 746/1738
Performance: Average
Course: Course was very nice. The on elevate portion was the rudee inlet brige. I found that not to bad. (I also run that bridge every week)...The two issues I had with the course was on Atlantic where the Marathoners start passing the half marathoners coming in the opposite direction. The course was very narrow at that point and it was hard to Maneuver, actually one woman fell. The other portion of the course that was a little harder was Shore drive. It had a major slope in it. Just try to stay in the middle of the road is all.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1%
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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