Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon - RunMarathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 19m 32s
Overall Rank = 152/1878
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 19/168
Pre-race routine:

Banana, bread, mocha
Event warmup:

Jogging, accelerations, stretching
Run
  • 3h 19m 32s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

I was holding back well for the first 12 miles. Then I hit the wind and it just sapped my energy. It was pretty isolated between the pace groups by this point, and I just couldn't find enough good candidates to draft behind. I still felt pretty decent up through 19 miles or so, but by then the wind effect had caught up with me and I had little left for the last 10K with the wind.
What would you do differently?:

I could have improved a little by holding back even more at the start and staying with the 3:20 pace group (which finished faster than they should have, well ahead of me!). A 3:15 pace group would have helped a lot.
Post race
Warm down:

None. Should have stretched. Despite this recovered better than first 2 marathons (not having to walk down steps backwards, not in too much pain to sleep). Got a massage the next day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Out of gas at end of race. I did hold back at the beginning compared to New York, but then the wind in the middle undid me.

Event comments:

Great course, expo, organization etc. I didn't mind the cool temperature. Subtracting the wind and adding a 3:15 pace group would have made it ideal.




Last updated: 2007-03-13 12:00 AM
Running
03:19:32 | 26.2 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/168
Overall: 152/1878
Performance: Average
Course: FLAT. But terribly windy (20-30mph) from about miles 10 through 18. Finished heading south on the boardwalk.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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