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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States
Louisiana Marathon Company
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 24m 17s
Overall Rank = 1577/2529
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 131/247
Pre-race routine:

Pizza for breakfast. Stopped off at the gas station to buy some chewing gum, Nutrigrain bar, and to poop, Port o Potties are a beast.
Event warmup:

Walking.
Run
  • 2h 24m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

I took it easy for the 1st 5-6 miles. My last 6 miles were faster than the first, which is what I wanted to do.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

stretching and walking

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Working night shift prevents me sometimes from training the way I want. I did have a PR I finished last year at 2:53

Event comments:

This race is a must do. Awesome. My 2nd one. I'll be back next year




Last updated: 2014-01-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:24:17 | 13.1 miles | 11m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 131/247
Overall: 1577/2529
Performance: Good
Didn't take the time to strap on my heart rate monitor.
Course: Downtown Baton Rouge, LSU campus, and LSU lakes.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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Beautifuly executed race and congratulations on the PR! Wish I could have met you but you were probably long gone before I got in. I do agree with you tho that this is a great race. Great Job!
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