St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
St. Jude Memphis Marathon
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Night before - enjoyed some pizza and beer with the friends I was visiting.

Morning of - Woke up early (5AM) and drove an hour into Memphis, munched on s'more Pop Tarts and sipping some lime gatorade (not a delicious combination)
Event warmup:

Light jog about 30 minutes before the race started.
Run
  • 1h 57m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m  min/mile
Comments:

Placed myself near the middle of the 9:00-9:10 minute/mile corral and kept and eye on the 4:00 marathon pace group. The strategy is to keep that group in sight and finish the race in under 2 hours. Drank more Gatorade than water because of my tendency to cramp later in the run. Took a Gu around mile 10 and stepped up the pace around mile 11 (based on my finish time, I think my pace started to drop between miles 6 and 10).
Post race
Warm down:

Wandered around the outfield, stretched, watched the first marathoners finish. ~20 minutes


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Missed a few water stations from miles 9 to 11, (mile 9) picked up a Gu from the right side of the road, water and gatorade were on the left - not motivated enough to cut across 20 people to get there, (mile 10) the tables were shorter than I thought they were and I missed the last person, (mile 11) happened to grab a cup with less water in it than the others, wouldn't have been an issue if I didn't miss the previous two stations.

The mental game - do I have enough left over to push the pace a little more?

Event comments:

Hit my goal of a sub-2:00 half marathon.




Last updated: 2010-12-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:53 | 13.1 miles | 08m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and fast loop course. A few hills where the road went down to the river and back up again as well as some over and underpasses. Flatter than Atlanta. Finished in AutoZone Park (local baseball team stadium). Beautiful day for a run, great course with nice scenery and supporters.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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