my makeup may be flaking

I was worried before the race that I wouldn't break 3, but I felt like my most recent races suggested that a 2:53 was most likely and that sub 2:50 was not out of the question. I wanted to run around 1:24-1:25 for the first half and then just see what I had left.

Plan was to run around 6:20 for the first 8 miles.

5:54 (short) and 6:48 (long) for the first two. These miles felt unbelievably slow, like I was out for a morning jog. The rest of those early miles were 6:21,6:15,6:22,6:16,12:34 for 2 (I missed 7). I would have run even slower but people kept passing me and I would run with them for a bit and then back off. Devra and Rosy passed me at mile 7. Unfortunately, I was already done at this point. I wasn't breathing hard or really pushing hard at all in any way, but my legs suddenly felt trashed at about the 6 mile mark. The rest of the race I was in complete agony.

I tried to stick to the plan, which was to run around 6:40 pace from mile 8 to 17. 6:39,6:27,6:51,6:42,6:50,6:53 for 9-13. I was actually started to push during this part. Hit halfway at 1:24:43. I was still exactly on pace but I was hurting all over. Running slower than the 30k and I felt much worse.

7:11 for mile 14, but I wasn't too concerned because of the big hill. 6:51 and 6:52 for 15 and 16. Then the real pain started. The creeping cramp that starts at the base of my spine and gradually causes my entire body to seize up. This has happened to my on multiple long runs but never in a race, I think because of everyone giving my electrolytes. So at 17 I drink two full cups of gatorade and the pain recedes a little. 6:35 for mile 17 and I think ok, just keep it under 7 the rest of the way. 6:58,7:15,6:59,6:51,7:00 for 18-23.

The bike path is miserable. There's no powerade. Someone actually yells 'powerade' and then gives me water. I can't move my arms. 7:47 for 24. I check my pace midway though mile 25 and it says 8:30, I'm not going to break 3. 7:57 for mile 25. 7:37 for mile 26

So that was completely horrible, but also completely unsurprising. Something is clearly wrong with me. After I was done I couldn't use my right arm for about an hour (because of cramping, not a heart attack).