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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 04m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/33
Pre-race routine:

made a HUGE mistake and ate banana nut bread which I never ate before a long run. Paid for it later. Took a couple of endurolytes as I knew the temps would climb with the humidity. Had about 8 oz of fluid.
Event warmup:

just the walk to the start.
Run
  • 4h 04m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Was on pace for a sub 4 hr race until stomach got a knot in it around 18 and at 20 that knot began twisting and turning. Lost about 6 minutes over the last 6 miles. Was a real mental challenge to keep running.
What would you do differently?:

do not violate the cardinal rule of eating and/or drinking unknown food stuffs. In addition to the banana nut bread, i drank the activater given on the course. i never had it before and generally stick to water. bad, bad, bad decision.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around the staging area, went down to the water and soaked legs in the cold atlantic water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

violating the cardinal eat/drink rule.

Event comments:

nice, little race. the mile markers beginning around mile 15 were off. some volunteers put drinks in cardboard box for the running to retrieve - very bad idea. post race festivities were good - pancakes, bananas, oranges, cookies, bagels, some sort of tortilla thing, different types of drinks, unlimited beer.




Last updated: 2009-12-20 12:00 AM
Running
04:04:00 | 26.2 miles | 09m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 33/33
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Ran east for a couple of miles before turning north on A!A. Turn around at about mile 16 and then retraced steps back along A1A to finish slightly farther south. Other than one bridge cross the course was pancake flat.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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

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