Shamrock Marathon - RunMarathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
J&A Racing
54F / 12C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 6h 35m 49s
Overall Rank = 3241/3303
Age Group = 60 to 64
Age Group Rank = 50/51
Pre-race routine:

Team in Training Inspiration Dinner Saturday evening, Salad, Pasta and Chicken. Up a 5AM English muffin with peanut butter and OJ. Walk with Mike and Sarah to start of 1/2 marathon (1 mile) and saw Sarah off. Went to TNT pre-race meeting at Hotel finished 16 OZ Gatorade and eat a banana. Walked to Marathon Start check dry bag.
Event warmup:

Walking from Condo to race start.
Run
  • 6h 33m 49s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 15m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Well within my pace for the first half. Kept my 1/3 interval until around the 16th mile and by the 20th mile was mostly walking, legs wear like rubber and felt like they would cramp any minute. Walked until the last two miles than then jogged at just above walk pace to the finish. Put on a shout kick last 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Could use more training a longer distance longest training run was 20 miles three week prior to race. 20 mile peek may be OK but could have done it 2-3 weeks earlier and been able to do 2 or 3 repeats before the final taper before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked out of finish area and then back to public restroom and put on my recover tights and walked to the refreshment tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This was my first marathon and nit knowing what was to come. May have gone out a little fast.

Event comments:

By the time I got to the tent refreshment stations were closing down.

TNT had 6 coaches out during the race during the second half they would run/walk along side some times for a mile or more. Last 6 miles I walked along with another TNT member to the finish. Great support.

First race I've been in with any significant spectators, their cheering helped my continue along.


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Last updated: 2011-10-18 12:00 AM
Running
06:33:49 | 26.2 miles | 15m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 50/51
Overall: 51/3303
Performance: Average
Avg HR 141 //No. Duration Dist HR Pace Split Time Split Distance //1. 00:10:49 1.00 150 10:48 00:10:49 1.00 //2. 00:10:53 1.00 156 10:51 00:21:42 2.00 //3. 00:12:54 1.00 153 12:52 00:34:36 3.00 //4. 00:11:08 0.99 153 11:06 00:45:44 4.00 //5. 00:11:46 1.01 156 11:44 00:57:30 5.00 //6. 00:11:21 1.00 158 11:20 01:08:51 6.00 //7. 00:11:58 0.99 154 11:57 01:20:49 7.00 //8. 00:12:38 1.00 151 12:36 01:33:27 8.00 //9. 00:13:33 1.00 151 13:32 01:47:00 9.00 //10.00:15:06 1.00 148 15:04 02:02:06 10.00 //11.00:13:02 1.01 149 13:00 02:15:08 11.00 //12.00:14:46 1.01 147 14:33 02:29:54 12.01 //13.00:13:43 0.99 150 13:42 02:43:37 13.00 //14.00:15:17 1.00 147 15:15 02:58:54 14.00 //15.00:14:32 1.00 146 14:30 03:13:26 15.00 //16.00:15:44 1.03 148 15:14 03:29:10 16.03 //17.00:16:21 0.97 142 16:50 03:45:31 17.00 //18.00:18:14 1.06 135 17:08 04:03:45 18.06 //19.00:16:45 0.98 129 17:03 04:20:30 19.04 //20.00:16:12 0.96 135 16:55 04:36:42 20.00 //21.00:17:53 1.03 130 17:19 04:54:35 21.03 //22.00:17:30 0.99 125 17:42 05:12:05 22.02 //23.00:20:08 1.11 119 18:17 05:32:13 23.12 //24.00:16:16 0.88 120 18:25 05:48:29 24.00 //25.00:16:07 0.99 128 16:05 06:04:36 25.00 //26.00:16:49 1.00 133 16:47 06:21:25 26.00
Course: First half out southbound and back. Second half northbound and back. Mainly flat. Steepest climb was Ruddy inlet bridge first half, no problem. However the is a long stretch 4-5 miles in the second half that has a "gentle" climb, it seemed like forever and that also when I really started to fade.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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