Spirit of Saint Louis Marathon - RunMarathon


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St. Louis, Missouri
United States
GO! St. Louis
57F / 14C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 56m 28s
Overall Rank = 504/1709
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 52/113
Pre-race routine:

PB and J pancakes, gatorade, stretching.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 3h 56m 28s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt great for a while, til mile 18-19. At mile 25, I booked it to the finish, fearing my legs would give out from underneath me every step, but I made in in less than 4 hours for my first marathon.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe stay with the pace group, but I figure I would have fell behind sooner if I did not pass them at mile 8.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to city hall to get dry clothes on. Wasn't hungry, but I sipped gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

It was my first marathon, I do not have a very high endurance base yet.

Event comments:

Great race, 15,000 runners are hard to accommodate, but they did great.




Last updated: 2009-01-28 12:00 AM
Running
03:56:28 | 26.2 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 52/113
Overall: 504/1709
Performance: Good
Course: Somewhat hilly, very wet.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4