Larry Yeagle Trail Marathon - RunMarathon


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Ruston, Louisiana
United States
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 54m 40s
Overall Rank = 2/50
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

got up 90 min before race, ate oatmeal and a banana, drank 8 oz gatorade and drove 5 min to the start
Event warmup:

walked around for about 5 minutes
Run
  • 3h 54m 40s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run. Fun 10 mile loop course with constant small hills, lots of roots and several small creek crossings. I really like the double loop because you learn what spots to look out for, where it will get hard ,where it will get easier. Other than all of the standing water, I loved it.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, I wasn't trying to set any records, just ahve a good time. Finishing second was a bonus
Post race
Warm down:

none, ate a great bowl of red beans and rice, and drove 5 hours back to Memphis which sucked

Event comments:

The race was definitely no frills, but for 30$ in BFE Louisiana, what do you expect. The trail was great, 3 4 water stops on the loop, so plenty of fluids and cookies, snacks at each stop, too. Minimal volunteers or spectators, but you are on a trail and they can't get in there either. This really reinforced my desire to do more trail racing.




Last updated: 2009-02-13 12:00 AM
Running
03:54:40 | 26.2 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 2/50
Performance: Good
8:19,8:13,8:41, 8:41,9:08, 8:33, 9:05, 9:06, 8:59, 7:42, (1:26:30 first loop) 8:49, 8:38,8:38,9:03,9:17, 9:01, 9:37, 8:07,9:40,7:36 (2:55:00 second loop) 9:31, 9:30, 9:32, 9:53, 9:53,9:47,1:37
Course: 10 mile loop around mountain bike trail. MUDDY, MUDDY, MUDDY. It was a great trail, constantly up and down, over roots, about 4 creek crossings that were ankle deep
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3