The OBX Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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kitty hawk , North Carolina
United States
62F / 17C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 2s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Forced myself to eat a mini bagel with honey nut cream cheese and half of a banana. A little gatorade and water too! Peed 6 times before I left the house.
Event warmup:

Walked with Judy and Angela 1/2 mile to Jockey's Ridge from where we were dropped off. Stretched and was nervous!
Run
  • 2h 00m 2s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought I was in the right corral (9min pace) but soo many slower people ahead of me. I had a pretty fast pace the beginning of the race around 8:30 ish and kept that up with a group of a few others trying to finish under 2 hrs and some shooting for 1:55. I felt really good until mile 7.5 and then I was tight and tired. I think the wind and my pace pulled a fast one on me. I ate some sports beans and thought they would help but couldn't get back my mojo. Kept a close eye on my watch so I could at least finish in 2 hrs.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder..
Post race
Warm down:

Talked to some people from the Y. Ate some small peanut butter sandwiches and oranges, and then the rain started pouring and I found a nearby tent with our cheering squad and waited for the other two girlies to come in! Sat in the hot tub when I got home! mmmmm yeah!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough water. My only complain about this race was that there wasn't enough water stations. I didn't drink enough and went out too fast. I need to train harder for the back half of any race. I felt pretty strong until mile 7 or 8 and then was tight and tired. Not tired like I couldn't finish but tired like I couldn't go any faster.

Event comments:

This was a fun race with alot of scenery. The weather was beautiful the day before the race and overall I met my goal. Fun weekend! :)




Last updated: 2006-04-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:02 | 13.1 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4