3M Half Marathon and Relay - RunHalf Marathon


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Austin, Texas
United States
3M
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 58s
Overall Rank = 507/2978
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 51/220
Pre-race routine:

Absolutely lousy night's sleep. Got up about 5:45 and had a pretty crappy pre-race meal: Toaster Streudel, milk, gel pack, water, and a cookie.
Event warmup:

Easy 8 minutes or so running. Plenty of stretching.
Run
  • 1h 36m 58s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

Great race, today. The weather was really perfect. When I first got up, it was cold. Definitely frost/ice on the windshield. After getting my heart rate up and a little warm-up in, I was fine in my long sleeve shirt and shorts.

I planned on running the first half at about 170 bpm on my HRM and then picking it up to the upper 170's the second half. But I felt really good even though I was in the mid-170's in the second mile. I just kept it there and then pushed it over 180 that last few miles.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. I think my pacing was right on. I was worried for a bit that I was going out too fast, but I picked it up the last few miles and felt like I was pretty much spent when I finished.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate post-race food, rode the bus back to the start, took an ice bath when I got home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm still new enough at this after 2 years, that I haven't yet found out how fast I can really go. Until then, time spent building my running fitness is my only limiter.

Event comments:

The start was delayed because of problems with the PA that they never did get figured out. Post-race spread was good with Krispy Kremes, breakfast tacos, cookies, fruit, etc. They even had a 3M employee band playing that wasn't half bad. I didn't stick around long, though. I wanted to get home and take my ice bath.




Last updated: 2006-01-29 12:00 AM
Running
01:36:58 | 13.1 miles | 07m 24s  min/mile
Age Group: 51/220
Overall: 507/2978
Performance:
Time/HR for miles: 8:08/169, 7:50/174, 7:41/176, 7:19/178, 7:10/178, 7:26/178, 7:08/177, 7:13/176, 7:23/176, 7:30/177, 7:07/181, 7:15/181, 6:56/182, plus 0:46 for last 0.1 mile.
Course: Course climbs about 100' in first 2 miles, then drops nearly 400' to the finish, so it's definitely fast.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4