Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 22s
Overall Rank = 247/2589
Age Group = 21-25
Age Group Rank = 19/83
Pre-race routine:

Week Of:
1) Endurance Gatorade everyday leading up to race
2) typical carb load up in the previous days

Race Day
1) Clif Bar for Breakfast along with Gatorade Endurance

Event warmup:

not really any to speak of
Run
  • 1h 47m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Awesome run. I had a plan in place and executed the plan to perfection which led to a nice race. The legs started hurting around Mile 9 but the breathing was always controlled and the HR was right where i wanted it. The two Gu were placed right (30 minutes and 1:10) and I never felt too tired.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing except next time I am going to do the whole 26.2!
Post race
Warm down:

Fruit Smoothie with protein and a lot of walking around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

Must do race for anyone! The backdrop and reason for this race alone makes it worthwhile.




Last updated: 2006-04-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:47:22 | 13.1 miles | 08m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/83
Overall: 247/2589
Performance: Good
Stayed within the heart rate that I wanted; 160-170. On some the hills the HR spiked but very controlled.
Course: Very nice course through OKC. Love the beginning at the Memorial and the finish is very very moving!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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