P.F. Changs Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon - RunMarathon


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Elite Racing Inc.
52F / 11C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 16m 20s
Overall Rank = 2671/
Age Group = 100
Age Group Rank = 888/
Pre-race routine:

ate 2 organic poptarts before heading out the door, drank some water, and headed to my corral
Event warmup:

I tried to take 1st few miles pretty slow as the warm-up
Run
  • 4h 16m 20s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

I had such a blast out there!! I really got into the race. I saw my dad and lil' bro at mile 14, which was pretty sweet. I felt great until miles21-22. My legs felt like they were "sticking" to the ground. By mile 24, I was trying everything not to walk. At mile 25 I saw my previous TNT coach from the women's nike marathon. I finished mile 25 in 9:29, and raced to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

not much, I really wanted to do a 22 miler, or at least a few more 20's, that would have helped near the end.
Post race
Warm down:

walked a lot, met up with dad, mom, and brother

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not much, overall great race for me.

Event comments:

no spenco flip flops, bagels, or towel this year, I'm not gonna lie, that really disappointed me. I also thought parking was a disaster.




Last updated: 2008-01-13 12:00 AM
Running
04:16:20 | 26.2 miles | 09m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 888/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: through tempe, phoenix, and scottsdale http://www.rnraz.com/course_info.html 10k: 9:41 half:9:37 20 mi:9:39 finish 9:47
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3