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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States
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75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 19m
Overall Rank = 289/397
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 47/53
Pre-race routine:

Forgot to take vitamins. Ate a cliff bar and a banana. drank way to little.
Event warmup:

No warm up... the plan was to take the first two miles slow as the warm up.
Run
  • 2h 19m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out to fast.
What would you do differently?:

I would everything differently.
Post race
Warm down:

Staggered to the side and stretched my knotted calves out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor plan. Poor hydration. Poor (ie none) hill training.

Event comments:

Here is what I did wrong. I bought a new running shirt the day before the race and decided it looked better with my shorts....it was much to warm to be wearning and I paid for it. I forgot to take my vitamins that morning. I lost my mind and decided to drink Power Aide early in the race even though I NEVER drink any sort of drink anything like that. I drank to much also. The biggest sin I commited was this.... We all had timing chips so I told my friend that we could get in the back and let the crowd go and then when it was clear we would go run over the mat...well we hung back and were joking and when it was clear we lolly-gagged to the line only to find that we were NOT going to run over the mat. Then we ran to fast trying to make up the time. That was a bad idea haha!

For the first 9 miles I felt good and well paced though. But shortly after the over-pass (mountian) and another small incline I got nauseated and puked. That sucked. After a minute or two of walking I regained my composure and started to run. from mile 11-13 my calves cramped up big time. My electrolytes were all screwed up. I even had to stop and stretch out with in sight of the finish line.

Then I was told to go down the wrong chute so I had to go back out and cross the other mat (they had different chutes for half/full marathoners).

I decided to use the time on my watch instead of the official time... I thought I deserved it...

After finishing I vowed never to run a half marathon again... but now I'm thinking of trying the Austin Half to redeem myself

While my race was disappointing I reminded myself that 6 months ago 13 miles was inconcievable and now it is not only doable but within my reach to do it in a solid time for me.





Last updated: 2005-12-04 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:00 | 13.1 miles | 10m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 47/53
Overall: 289/397
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat mostly but had some inclines and a hill (overpass)
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
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] 3

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2005-12-04 9:07 PM

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2005-12-04 9:16 PM
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Subject: RE: Baton Rouge Beach Marathon (half)
Matt,

You still got me beat by 5 minutes inspite of all the hell you went through. Way to stick with it and finish. You overcame alot of misfortune and still had a respectable time.

Ken
2005-12-04 9:17 PM
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Subject: RE: Baton Rouge Beach Marathon (half)
Matt,

You still got me beat by 5 minutes inspite of all the hell you went through. Way to stick with it and finish. You overcame alot of misfortune and still had a respectable time.

Ken
2005-12-06 6:54 AM
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Matt,
Don't let this experience be the defining moment of your half-marathon career...okay, enough with the sappy stuff!  You ****** up!  And that's okay!!  Get your butt out there and redeem yourself! 

Where was the overpass?  Was that around Perkins?  Just curious.

2005-12-09 12:41 PM
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Oh, it's okay Matt!

You should do another one, and another, and another. I still think you did okay, and at least you learned from your experience of "lolly-gagging".

I too am a victim of this looking good with my shoes, I'm going to wear it oops bad idea. At least we look hot though right?!?

You should do the Mardi Gras 1/2 Marathon.

2005-12-09 3:08 PM
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Great job finishing even with the lollygagging and the puking.

justalittletri - 2005-12-09 12:41 PM

You should do the Mardi Gras 1/2 Marathon.

Got to echo Brandy's sentiment. Mardi Gras is closer, it's for hurricane relief, and it's a ton of fun. Should be a few BTers there as well.



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