Kiawah Island Marathon - RunMarathon


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Kiawah Island, South Carolina
United States
Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon
41F / 5C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 21m 4s
Overall Rank = 89/1022
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 22/83
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 3:30 to leave Edisto Island at 4:00 to get to Kiawah at 5:30 to take the shuttle to the start. Waited in the conference center until 30 minutes til start to get loose outside.
Event warmup:

Couldn't stretch like I normall do, due to herniated disc that flared up Thursday, and got wors eon the 12 hour drive down the day before the race.
Run
  • 3h 21m 4s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

HR went up as legs were tightening, so slowed down the late teens, earl y 20's so I could pick it up again the last 3 miles.
What would you do differently?:

nothing. My 17th marathon, 11th state, and PR by almost 6 minutes!! 4-week rest til my next double marathon.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

back. started feeling pierformis issues in the late teens as everything was tightening up.

Event comments:

highly recommended for a flat SC race.




Last updated: 2014-10-06 12:00 AM
Running
03:21:04 | 26.2 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 22/83
Overall: 89/1022
Performance: Good
1m=7:32/191 2m=7:28/153 3m=7:34/147 4m=7:29/150 5m=7:40/152 6m=7:40/152 7m=7:37/154 8m=7:47/154 9m=7:42/154 10m=7:38/153 11m=7:37/154 12m=7:36/155 13m=7:41/156 14m=7:39/165 15m=7:37/160 16m=7:45/160 17m=7:54/159 18m=7:46/164 19m=7:51/178 20m=7:54/168 21m=7:52/171 22m=7:46/178 23m=7:46/174 24m=7:35/163 25m=7:40/164 26m=7:19/169 26.2m=6:19pace/172
Course: FLAT! 3 or 4 out and backs on a course that runs thru the well shaded Kiawah Island resort.
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] 5