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Sarasota, Florida
United States
Sarasota Marathon, Inc.
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 41m 16s
Overall Rank = 408/765
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 21/21
Pre-race routine:

Get up, dress like I am going to the Idatarod, I get cold!
I didn't train for this race, I have been running 1/2 marathons, but a friend doing her first marathon asked me to come for support. Thus, I figured I would run 1/2 and walk 1/2.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 4h 51m 16s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran exactly 13.1 miles (2:04), then I went to Starbucks! Honestly, you should have seen the look on the faces of the patrons! I got a tall hot chocolate (best recovery drink) in a grande cup, then I went back onto the course and walked the remaining 13.1 miles. My time is actually just 2 mins off my marathon PR! From now on I am only doing marathons with a Starbucks on the course!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe train. Maybe not!
Post race
Warm down:

Collect medal, wait for friend to come in to finish her first, sooo exciting!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't train, and I added an extra .25 miles to go to Starbucks!

Event comments:

The course is great, the volunteers were awesome! The medals are too small, and the t-shirts bite for a $95 race.




Last updated: 2007-03-06 12:00 AM
Running
04:51:16 | 26.2 miles | 11m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/21
Overall: 408/765
Performance: Good
Course: The course was lovely, Just 1 big hill (twice).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2007-03-06 1:20 PM

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Subject: Sarasota Marathon Grouper Run


2007-03-06 1:50 PM
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Subject: RE: Sarasota Marathon Grouper Run
My race report provided a little more detail than yours ;-)

You must have kept a pretty good walking pace for the second half to still finish under 5 hours. There were quite a few half marathon walkers that I needed to "bob and weave" between during the last few miles - I must have asked 3 or 4 times for walkers to stay to the right so runners could get by. I wish they all walked as fast as you ;-)

Great job!
2007-03-06 9:20 PM
in reply to: #713517

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Subject: RE: Sarasota Marathon Grouper Run
this is a funny short RR. next time just have someone waiting with your hot chocolate at the 13.1 MI mark
2007-03-07 5:46 PM
in reply to: #713517

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Subject: RE: Sarasota Marathon Grouper Run

you walked the 2nd half and pulled a 4:51:16.... not bad

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