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Comments: I knew I wasn't in shape to PR (2:05) but I wanted to hit around a 2:15, which I thought was completely do-able. Boy was I wrong. The first couple of miles I was just under 10/min/mile and feeling really good. Loving the chaos of the thousands of runners, loving the energy and costumes - OH THE COSTUMES! Elvis's, Sesame Street characters, Santas, Elves, Lady Gaga, showgirls, you name it. So awesome. I even ran through the first 2 or 3 aid stations without having to stop , just grabbed the cups and kept going (BTW, that lemon Cytomax was GOOD!!). But then around mile 5 or 6, my pace slowed to a 10:45ish even though I felt I was exerting the same amount of energy as before. It was bizarre. I was pushing hard, but not going anywhere! Very frustrating, and confusing. Then EVERYTHING started to hurt. My feet (BAD), my quads, my hammies, my calfs... basically everything below my hips except for my knees (which is odd in itself that my knee didn't hurt). I nursed my GU from mile 6.5-7.5 thinking it would pep me up. It didn't. I started taking walk breaks - just felt super achy all over. Very very slowly the miles ticked away and I just kind of gave up on everything. I still had fun people watching, and I even stopped to pet some dogs at one point. I mean, who cares at this point, right? Shuffled the last few miles so slowly, I was in a lot of pain and so very frustrated. So very, very frustrated. What would you do differently?: Rest the day before.  Post race
Warm down: Medal, picture with showgirl, little bit of food, gear bag. Then I headed to the finish line cause I didn't want to miss Eric coming in. Made friends with some ladies from Canada and they let me come right up to the gate so I could watch. Got a good pic of Eric coming down the chute (woohoo! 3:28 for his first marathon!) and then headed to the Family Reunion area and Brett Michaels concert. The concert was actually way more entertaining than I thought it would be! Met up with Cord, Eric and Eric's friend Tater and we jammed out with Brett. Best part of the day! What limited your ability to perform faster: Body fatigue. Lack of speed work. Mental shut-down. When I got home I checked my first half marathon time to see, and yup, this one was 2 minutes SLOWER than that one. This was my 8th half marathon and it was by far, my worst performance ever. Sad face. Event comments: Obviously the Rock 'n' Roll series knows how to put on a great event and a great party! A huge race, but so much fun. A bit of advice to anyone thinking about it: block off most of the day before and reserve it for RESTING YOUR FEET! It's way too easy to get caught up in "Vegas" and inadvertently walk miles and miles and miles the days before. Save the sightseeing and such for the days after the race. Lesson learned. Last updated: 2010-09-19 12:00 AM
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I was really excited about this race cause it's VEGAS and I *heart* Vegas. Plus I got a free entry from my girlfriend who works for a sponsor. Can't beat that.
Flew out Friday night after work, and immediately hit the town. Met up with Appa and Kido and saw Mrs. Kido's show (again) - very fun. Headed to the expo Saturday and it was such a cluster I could hardly handle it. Thousands of people. In your personal space. So loud. So obnoxious. I must be getting old. Met up with Eric there and hung out with him the rest of the day/night. Randomly saw Amber and her crew in the Wynn - awesome! Mexican the night before and I estimate I walked between 5 and 7 miles all day. Probably the worst thing I could have done the day before a race. By the end of the day, everything in my body hurt. My chest/pecks (?), tricepts (?), quads, inner/outer thighs, and especially my feet. DUMB LISA.
Walked about a mile from Tropicana to the start line at Mandalay Bay with Eric. It was so calm and surreal to see the strip completely shut down from all traffic. Watched the sun rise as we made our way to gear bag drop off, porta potties, and the coralls. Said bye and good luck to Eric (his first full marathon!) and found Corall 11.
While I was shivering, I saw a guy with the Wichita Marathon shirt on - he was from Winfield and we chatted for about 15 minutes before the waves started going off. Shuffled up to the start line, which was really cool - music/band was playing and LOTS of energy and excitement. Fun fun!