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Mississippi Blues Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Jackson, Mississippi
United States
Mississippi Track Club
68F / 20C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 20m 18s
Overall Rank = 505/975
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 46/61
Pre-race routine:

Hot shower to loosen up. Few sips of gatorade. Drive in, park, go to the line.
Event warmup:

A quick jog and a late trip to the porta potty. Heard the national anthem (guitar solo) from the john.
Run
  • 2h 20m 18s
  • 13.11 miles
  • 10m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

I kept it slow through the first 7, then figured I'd go out and truly put in a best effort 10k to the finish. I knew the hills only got tougher, but I thought I had saved enough. I was wrong. It was ridiculously humid and in the high 60s today, and it sapped me. By mile 11 I was cooked and my pace was near a crawl.
What would you do differently?:

Run the race the weather gave me. I had trained in 30-40 degree temps, so today was a shock. However, I live in Mississippi so I knew better and should have respected the conditions more.
Post race
Warm down:

Beer, pizza, whining about how tough it was out there.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The weather and me letting my weight get back up to 10-15 pounds over my ideal race weight.

Event comments:

Despite the weather, this race has done a fantastic job in the two years they have held it. The threat of storms kept the musicians off the course, so that was a bummer, but understandable. It's just a really well organized and fun event with a really tough course that happened to have a double whammy of some major humidity today.


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Last updated: 2008-09-18 12:00 AM
Running
02:20:18 | 13.11 miles | 10m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/61
Overall: 505/975
Performance: Below average
Course: Same as last year. Hills, hills, hills, and more hills.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-01-03 12:47 PM

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Subject: Mississippi Blues Marathon

2009-01-03 2:13 PM
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That's really tough that the weather suddenly put on a hot day, but nice work getting through it!

Are you claiming that eating your weight in sweets a few days before a race is not the preparation of champions?

Nice work to get the year off to a decent start.

 

2009-01-04 9:20 AM
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Well done! I thought about y'all out there and knew it would be a tough one. But it just makes you stronger, right?
2009-01-04 6:58 PM
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You FORGOT about humidity????  That's funny
Oh, I thought the extra weight was just a natural occurrance with marriage
2009-01-06 11:56 AM
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Grrrrrr to the humidity, and too bad about the musicians, but great job of pushing through what sounds like a very tough course!
2009-01-06 12:51 PM
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aww come on bro you know that mississippi weather goes from cold to hot to cold to hot with 100% humidity in the winter.  Congrats on finishing the race though it stinks that the musicians couldn't play


2009-01-06 2:16 PM
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hey bud!? whatcha gonna do right? humidity is a killer but you still did AWESOME.
nice job man, hopefully ill make a half mary next year, hook up a mentee with some pointers!
2009-01-06 4:45 PM
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Congratulations on a tough race. The hills and humidity were very tough. Way to stick it out and finish strong.
2009-01-08 8:23 PM
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Great Job Bill!

 

2009-01-08 8:54 PM
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Training in 30-40 degre weather and having it 60 degrees with humidity race day makes a rough day.  Great job out there.

Sorry for no music, it always makes the race more fun with bands out there.

2009-01-08 9:09 PM
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Congratulations.  Hills and humidity definitely suck but at least you were prepared for the hills!  Great job.

2009-01-13 11:32 AM
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Great Job, Bill! Sounds like tough conditions out there. So, the race is still on for who's going to get their Half Mary goal first!
2009-01-13 11:43 AM
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Nice job - and I think your post-race activites were the best...beer pizza & whining! Does it get any better?
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