Med-City Marathon Initial Race Report
I finished. Marathon no. 19 and state no. 12; however, an approximate 13 miles within 72 hours of today's start wasn't smart -- even on the "MOD" program.
As a result, I had my worst marathon finish of four this year - with a 5:36 (5:35:42 but I didn't clear yesterday's 5K for about 10 seconds or so after crossing the mat) - as I started to hit the wall at mile marker 16. Lots of living up to my last name and it is "go see the chiropractor on Tuesday" (that I didn't get to see on Friday).
The weather was good. (A local said the weather this time of year is a crap shoot.) It primarily stayed cool and that was in between 60 and 70 with a breeze the majority of the time. No rain, as advertised. (It looked pretty ominous at the start.)
The first eight (8) miles weren't as bad as advertised, but the back half wasn't flat either.
If you're a nature lover who has that incredible talent of wrapping your arms around the beauty of the earth while you run, this marathon is for you.
If you need lots of people around, avoid this one! The last 11 was a long out and back that I thought was going to make its way to either Wisconsin to the east or Iowa to the south.
They use the Chuck George (president of the New Orleans Track Club and RD of the Mardi Gras Marathon) method of marathon course setup: run you right by the finish line before they send you out for the back half!
Volunteers were wonderful. A couple of water stations (mile 6 specifically) were in front of the mile markers - always a little challenging (for me, at least).
That's it for right now.
As a result, I had my worst marathon finish of four this year - with a 5:36 (5:35:42 but I didn't clear yesterday's 5K for about 10 seconds or so after crossing the mat) - as I started to hit the wall at mile marker 16. Lots of living up to my last name and it is "go see the chiropractor on Tuesday" (that I didn't get to see on Friday).
The weather was good. (A local said the weather this time of year is a crap shoot.) It primarily stayed cool and that was in between 60 and 70 with a breeze the majority of the time. No rain, as advertised. (It looked pretty ominous at the start.)
The first eight (8) miles weren't as bad as advertised, but the back half wasn't flat either.
If you're a nature lover who has that incredible talent of wrapping your arms around the beauty of the earth while you run, this marathon is for you.
If you need lots of people around, avoid this one! The last 11 was a long out and back that I thought was going to make its way to either Wisconsin to the east or Iowa to the south.
They use the Chuck George (president of the New Orleans Track Club and RD of the Mardi Gras Marathon) method of marathon course setup: run you right by the finish line before they send you out for the back half!
Volunteers were wonderful. A couple of water stations (mile 6 specifically) were in front of the mile markers - always a little challenging (for me, at least).
That's it for right now.
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