Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 10s
Overall Rank = 280/3556
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 40/135
Event warmup:

Just some light stretching.
Run
  • 1h 46m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

I started off way to far back in the pack for my pace. I pretty much was flying past people for the first 6 miles of the race. I got stuck right at the starting line and couldn't get around people. My right hamstring started to tighten up on the last 1.5 miles, so i had to slow down. If i would have started closer to the front i know i would have run close to 01:40:00.
What would you do differently?:

Start way up front. Also, get more endurance training in and longer runs. The race was my longest run in months. The pace i ran was very comfortable, i could run it forever if my legs had more endurance. My breathing wasn't labored or anything. I could have had a conversation for most of the race if i wanted to.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching and a carls JR cheeseburger!! It was good!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Getting stuck in the back of the pack and having to weave back and fourth for most of the race. I won't do that again, i'm starting up front. Not enough endurance, could run much faster with a few more long runs before the race.

Event comments:

Great race!! I will do it again next year for sure.




Last updated: 2007-03-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:10 | 13.1 miles | 08m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/135
Overall: 280/3556
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty flat for the most part.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4