New Jersey Marathon - RunMarathon


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Long Branch, New Jersey
United States
NJRRC
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Total Time = 3h 51m 14s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up too early, and stood in the freezing rain waiting for the (delayed) start.
Used the port-a-johns 3 times.
bkfast: power bar performance and a drink of half water half gatorade
Event warmup:

no warmup...
Run
  • 3h 51m 14s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran a PR!! My goal for this marathon was 4:10 and I ran much better than I would have expected.
I kept my pace calm and steady and tried doing whatever felt right for my body. Hence, I had a wonderful marathon, never hit the wall and never walked!

What would you do differently?:

Pray more for the rain to go away?
It started to rain harder by the second half of the race and I was cold, even as I ran (and very wet)!

Also, I would have drank more water. Because of the weather, I didnt feel as thristy. I didnt drink enough liqyuids during the race, the headache that came after was blinding...and even woke me up from sleep that night.
Post race
Warm down:

shivering at "meeting spot" waiting for my husband and parents

What limited your ability to perform faster:

faster? I could have gone faster? no way! (I still think my time is surreal =) )

Event comments:

This race is very organized. It has a 'small town feel' which I liked a lot. On the days leading up to the race, the race director would write emails to the articipants with updates and tips and made the whole experience very personal and enjoyable.
The only problem was an accident on the way of the shuttle route that took participants from a parking lot to the start of the race. Thus, the race was delayed almost half an hour (more time for the port-a-potties!)




Last updated: 2009-01-30 12:00 AM
Running
03:51:14 | 26.2 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: flat! =)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4