Sarasota Marathon Grouper Run - RunMarathon


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Sarasota, Florida
United States
Sarasota Marathon, Inc.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 45m 58s
Overall Rank = 528/557
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 23/25
Pre-race routine:

Sushi the night before!

ear wax, body glide, favorite running clothes and hat
Event warmup:

The walk to the start and the 3 min jog to the start mat.
Run
  • 5h 45m 58s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 13m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

I could go on and on, but it was the most amazing experience of my life.
What would you do differently?:

NOTHING!
Post race
Warm down:

shoes OFF! long walk to car, bottle of cold water and a banana,hot shower back at the hotel, long nap back at my house

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My ability to run fast is limited!! truthfully-lack of speed work to get faster.

Event comments:

Great race. Low quantity of crowd, but quality was high.




Last updated: 2007-02-04 12:00 AM
Running
05:45:58 | 26.2 miles | 13m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 23/25
Overall: 528/557
Performance: Good
faster first half than second, but the second half was more true to my real pace
Course: flat, except for the 2 trips across the Ringling Bridge. The mile 15 marker sat right at the top of the bridge mocking us.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5