Myrtle Beach 1/2 Marathon - Run


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Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina
United States
http://www.mbmarathon.com/
58F / 14C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 25m 5s
Overall Rank = ? /3000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

oatmeal/coffee
Event warmup:

walked to the start line, had bought some throw aways from good will the day before, was actually good stuff a Easy bay wind suit...hated to throw it away at the third mile but I Was hot, it cost 2.00 haha
Run
  • 2h 25m 4s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

It was great, my first 1/2 and I wanted to break 2;30, took me three minutes to get to the start line (3000 runners full and half had the same route/start line), but they gace you official time (mine was 2;28) and chip adjusted time which was 2:25
What would you do differently?:

Maybe train more....nahh, my longest run to date had been 9 miles and I walked a lot
Post race
Warm down:

walked to the food/beer tents, took a pic and walked back to my vehicle

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Genetics, laziness, too many wings....I decided to start slow and once I got to the 10 mile mark to ramp it up if I felt good, got to 10 mile mark in 1:58, so I ran 10 min miles for the last three....

Event comments:

This would be a good race for your first one, and if you wanted to do a fast one, it worked good for me, I had been doing a lot of longer miles on the run and bike during the winter. They have a century the next day starting from the same place and I did it as well,,,,and it was cheap like 25.00. The race expo was excellent as well.


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Last updated: 2006-03-11 12:00 AM
Running
02:25:04 | 13.1 miles | 11m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/3000
Performance: Good
Course: flat and fast, lots of spectators and aid stations, need more porta potties though
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %?
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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