Shamrock Marathon - RunMarathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 33m 43s
Overall Rank = 1929/3159
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 198/280
Pre-race routine:

woke up around 5:30 and drank a whole lot of water. Ate two slices of bread and peanut butter, changed and stretched in the hotel room. Went to downtown around 7am, around 7:30, ate a kashi bar and a gu.
Event warmup:

Did some light stretching in the main tent before the race. Wore gloves and lisa's sweatshirt to keep warm walking to the start. Though about wearing more layers, didnt.
Run
  • 4h 33m 43s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

For my first time I was very pleased. I was ahead of the 4:30 pace group until about 3 miles out. I think I hit a wall around 22ish miles, had to walk multiple times around then. Managed to run about the last mile or so.
What would you do differently?:

Try to drink more possibly, maybe try to eat more beforehand or during.
Post race
Event comments:

I was very pleased with the race, there was water when I needed it, there were bathrooms very often and the volunteers were very friendly and helpful. the chute felt very long at the finish and they didn't give us much water at the end up other than that it was a great race.




Last updated: 2011-02-15 12:00 AM
Running
04:33:43 | 26.2 miles | 10m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 198/280
Overall: 1929/3159
Performance: Good
Tried to keep HR below 160bpm for most of race. Succeded until around mile 20. I stopped my watch by accident for around 5 minutes and .5 miles around mile 16. 7 Mile: 01:13:53.00 Half: 02:14:04.00 18 Mile: 03:04:25.00 Clock Time: 04:37:40.00 Chip Time: 04:33:43.00
Course: Course was very good. I drank the water on the course as well as some of the water in my bottles. Ran with all 4 bottles. Ate 3 shot blocks every 50 mintes. Only ate 2 on last go b/c I didn't think I could stomach all three.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4