Johnsons Crane Marathon - RunMarathon


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Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
Benoni harriers
Overcast
 		Total Time = 4h 58m 22s
Overall Rank = 556/603
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up early and ate Pronutro. The milk boiled and spoiled the pronutro :(

Did pack everything the night before and only had to put on the clothes and eat.

Had new socks, new bra, new sweat band, new short. (Was scared, but none of these gave a problem.)

Went to the port-a-loos for the first time. It was very nice actually.
Event warmup:

We got there early and the parking was very far from the start so we had a quick walk. They forgot the club tent so we huddled together.

We walked for 100m and jogged it back. Not really wamr up, but it calmed the nerves.
Run
  • 4h 58m 22s
  • 42.2 kms
  • 07m 04s  min/km
Comments:

The run was good. The first half was fast but not too fast.
What would you do differently?:

Get fit before the event.
Take GU every 45 min. (Hit the wall after I waited too long)
Put on more vaseline around HRM.

Learn to walk fast.
Post race
Warm down:

Took a message. It was very relaxing. Still hard to walk out the hill to the car park.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness and speed.

Event comments:

It was my first marathon. We did it for the distance and not so much for the time, but the goal was below 5hours and that was achieved.




Last updated: 2007-01-15 12:00 AM
Running
04:58:22 | 42.2 kms | 07m 04s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 556/603
Performance: Good
1km 06:59 139 2km 06:03 147 3km 07:02 4km 06:07 5km 06:47 00:32:59 (6.6min per km) 6km 06:12 7km 06:21 8km 05:36 9km 07:53 10km 06:39 01:05:42 (6.5 min per km) 11km 06:14 12km 05:39 13km 07:17 14km 06:01 15km 05:07 01:36:02 (6.4 min per km) (I think this was at the hill before the crane.) 16km 06:21 17km 07:01 18km 08:09 19km 06:23 20km 06:27 21km 07:00 147 02:14:27 (6.38 min per km) 22km 07:00 147 23km 05:53 24km 06:44 157 25km 06:44 157 02:44:09 (6.56 min per km) 26km 07:17 27km 07:03 28km 07:37 29km 05:50 30km 10:36 135 03:22:33 (6.7 min per km) 31km 07:46 32km 07:26 33km 08:21 34km 08:21 35km 09:02 04:03:32 (7.4 min per km) 36km 07:47 (Again at the hill think it was measured short) 37km 07:38 38km 08:42 39km 08:42 40km 07:37 41km 07:42 42km 06:39 04:58:32 (7.0 min per km) It is obviously that the wall was at 30km.
Course: Very flat 2 lapper.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5