Shamrock Marathon - RunMarathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
J&A Racing
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 24m 1s
Overall Rank = 1559/3314
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 134/250
Pre-race routine:

The day before the race we went to the expo and picked up the packets. The hotel we stayed at was just a couple minute walk from the expo. We decided that we would walk to the race start on race morning.
Event warmup:

Not much warm up was needed after our mile walk from the hotel to the race start.
Run
  • 4h 24m 1s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

My first 16 miles were pretty awesome. After that I seemed to fall apart. At about mile 22 I stopped to stretch my quads. That was stupid, as soon as I bent my leg back my hamstring cramped up. I fought to keep it from going into a full blown cramp and walked it off. Once I was able to walk again I started back running. By the time I got to the finish line I was running over 12 minute miles.
Post race
Warm down:

After the run you were escorted down the finish chute. We got finisher pictures, cookies, bananas, a cool sweatshirt, and a finisher hat. Lets see, The beer was good and free. I think we were able to get 3 or four for free. The irish stew was broth with a few diced potatos so I wasnt very impressed. I would have rather had pizza or even hot dogs.

Event comments:

This was a fun race. I would do it again. In fact I think Maria has already decided that it's on for next year.




Last updated: 2011-12-26 12:00 AM
Running
04:24:01 | 26.2 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 134/250
Overall: 1559/3314
Performance: Good
Course: The course started south and went through some sort of either boy scout barracks or boot camp. We were able to run a cross a bridge a couple times and return back north past the start point. We went north up to a army fort and by a couple lighthouses that was pretty cool. We then ran south along side the beach to the finish line.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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