Notes
2016 Myrtle Beach Marathon, Myrtle Beach, SC
Cool temps @ 38 F at 5 am and slight wind @10 mph, Temp at race end @ 48-50 F. Set alarms for 435 am; was dressed and out the door at 510 am to catch the shuttle to race start. Shuttle was a school bus the race supplied with some hotels; we stayed at the Dayton House, just north of boardwalk area @12-13 mile marker. Arrived to Pelican Field near Broadway on the Beach @5:55 am. Plenty of port-a-jons. No corrals. Runners positioned themselves well within the start area, so no walkers interfered with the start of the race. I positioned myself with the 4:15 group. Wore sweat pants, running gloves, and sweat shirts over running gear while waiting to start race and was very comfortable, may have been OK without sweatpants due to running pants underneath. Ran in shorts, running pants, short sleeve running shirt over a long sleeve runner shirt, running cap, and gloves,.and was very comfortable. Needed due to wind making it feel cooler than is was. Hit a strong headwind after mile 10, and stopped for pictures at hotel with family @mile 12-13. Decided to keep pants on due to wind...smart choice. Ran well the first 15 miles. Right lateral leg around knee cramped up, probably IT band issue, and this made it difficult to run beyond that point. Power walked rest of course with intermittent running short distances, but pain was hard to bear at times. Water stations every 2 miles, water and red powerade in big cups. No GU at mile 16 and 22 as mention in the runner's instructions. Finished race at Pelican Ball field. Had beer and some food, but nothing special. Thunder Road had better set-up at finish. Overall, did it, done it....and no need to do this race again.
L1 10:07, L2 9:38, L3 9:15, L4 9:11, L5 9:06, L6 9:18,
L7 8:58, L8 9:02, L9 9:10, L10 9:27, L11 9;24, L12 9:20,
L13 11:00, L14 10:35, L15 10:44, L16 11:18 L17 12:08, L18 12:27,
L19 12:19, L20 12:46, L21 12:42, L22 13:40, L23 13:34. L24 13:43,
L25 13:33, L26 13:25, L27 2:47
SPLITS: 10K 57:06; 13.1mi 2:03:35; 18.3mi 3:02:56