BI-LO Myrtle Beach Marathon - RunMarathon


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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
United States
Myrtle Beach Marathon
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 51m 11s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35 - 40F
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up, Ate a PB&J and drank coffee. Spent some time with the Lord to pray for this race. The alarm was set for 0400, but did not go off. I woke up around 0420ish. PANIC!
My head was hurting so I took advil.
Got Matt up and he took me to the start.
Event warmup:

Looking for my friend Ricky and port o jons. Then standing at the starting line.
Run
  • 3h 51m 11s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

See my blog for details:
http://goofy4running.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
What would you do differently?:

Wish I had pushed myself a bit harder at the end. However, my calf cramped...But looking back, I PRed by 14 minutes and got my sub 4. I don't know if I could have done anything better.
Post race
Warm down:

It was raining so was easy to cool down.
Went and ate pancakes.

Event comments:

It was pouring, so did not really see the post race activities.




Last updated: 2008-12-25 12:00 AM
Running
03:51:11 | 26.2 miles | 08m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat. Really not too bad. Lots of support on the course. LOVED the 1st half. The 2nd half was sorta boring. But nice and flat.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4