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Mardi Gras Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
Rock N Roll
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 37m 56s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate a jelly sandwich about 2 hours prior. Took a gu waiting in the corral. Light stretching.
Event warmup:

We parked in my building and walked about 2 - 2 1/2 miles to the race start. Was a good warmup.
Run
  • 2h 37m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Started a bit fast for me (about 10:30 min/mile) but felt pretty good so kept at it for about 3 miles. After that went down to about 11:30 and probably worse splits from there - I didn't record mile split data. Walked about 1 min or so at each mile marker.
What would you do differently?:

As usual, try to keep from going out to fast from excitement. I also had wanted to do more runs outside vs. treadmill but due to bad weather leading up to the race, virtually all training was on treadmill.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around post-race party for a bit, light stretching, and eating whatever free food they would give me.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm a slow lard ass. Need more speed work.




Last updated: 2010-02-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:37:56 | 13.1 miles | 12m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Nice course. Started at Convention Center and went through Uptown, down St. Charles, back through the downtown area, then the French Quarter, down Esplanade and a City Park finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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

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