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Comments: The cold didn't really start to bother me until I got to miles 10 and 11. These were mostly uphill runs and by then the schnots had returned. I ran this course HARD. I hurt after I crossed the finish line and stopped. I might have been a wee bit faster without the cold and a better night's sleep but I pounded this one out. I kept seeing the words "You can do this" from Coach Brett's training plan and that kept me motivated the whole time. Come hell or high water, I was finishing in under 2. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Some things you just can't foresee. Like getting a cold the day before. I brought more gel with me out on the course and drank more water than I normally would have to compensate. Honestly, this was a perfectly executed race for me. Except for trying to find Frank and Jack afterward. That was a PITA.  Post race
Warm down: PICTURE WITH ELVIS!!!! I'm all shook up over that. I was a little naseous afterward so just water. I brought bananas back with me to the hotel. What limited your ability to perform faster: Schnots. And hills. Here's the link to the page with the course layout. http://www.stjudemarathon.org/marathon.htm Event comments: Great race for a half marathon, at least in my opinion. I don't have enough hills to train on locally to make a full mary a good idea there. Great town to visit. The people of Memphis were just lovely. Last updated: 2007-11-26 12:00 AM
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 2007-12-04 10:32 AM |
Veteran  173  |  Subject: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon |
| 2007-12-04 1:36 PM in reply to: #1082346 |
Regular 94 Westchester, IL | Subject: RE: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon Congrats, I knopw what you mean when you are doing races that have hills. I have one hill by my my home but it get boring and there is alot of traffic. Good Job! |
| 2007-12-04 2:49 PM in reply to: #1082346 |
Expert 986 Michiana | Subject: RE: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon Sounds like a a lot of fun. Congratulations on a great race! |
| 2007-12-04 7:39 PM in reply to: #1082346 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon Great job on the race. Congrats on hitting that sub 2:00 goal despite the cold! |
| 2007-12-04 8:41 PM in reply to: #1082346 |
Expert 968 Wellington, North Island | Subject: RE: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon Awesome job Jessica!! You were running with a cold, hills, the works and you nailed it. Lesser athletes than yourself would have called it in before they ever started or else not pushed themselves to run the race they had wanted in those circumstances. I'm impressed!  |
| 2007-12-05 12:21 PM in reply to: #1082346 |
Expert 1148 NW Suburbs, Illinois | Subject: RE: St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon Great race and way to stick it out. It was great that you weren't a "Hound dog" and went sub 2 hours to no land "In the Ghetto". You absolutely "Jailhouse Rock"ed that thing. I know, kind of weak, but awesome job for you!!!!!! |
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Woke up at 6, ate 2 packets of oatmeal, drank a Diet Coke and 24 oz. Heed (not together ... this isn't some new Laverne milk and pepsi deal). Jammed a bunch of Vitamin C tablets down my throat along with Race Caps and other meds. Went downstairs to see what the weather was like and decided my l/s shirt and shorts were absolutely spot on as far as apparel.
Ran over to the race, found a spot to do a few strides, a few more minutes of running and it was basically time to get into my corral for the start. Perfect timing.