New River Marathon - RunMarathon


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Brownwood, North Carolina
United States
Blue Ridge Endurance
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 20m 22s
Overall Rank = 11/225
Age Group = female
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Up early...peanut butter and banana bagel & coffee before the race
Event warmup:

No warm up for this one. We made it to the race site with 10 minutes to spare just in time to hit the porta potty line.
Run
  • 3h 20m 22s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

I came into the race not planning on racing. Because of the course terrain it was going to be challenge just to fininsh. I felt pretty good and decided just to enjoy myself. I didn't feel like I pushed myself outside my box, I felt comfortable the entire. The hills were hard...not only uphill but downhill as well. It felt pretty great to come off with my first marathon win!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing...this race was fun!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills

Event comments:

This is a small race! The course is beautiful and challenging but worth doing!




Last updated: 2013-05-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:20:22 | 26.2 miles | 07m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 101/225
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly and rolling. The whole marathon was in the country which was beautiful. There were challenging hills through the entire course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5