Buckeye Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Peninsula, Ohio
United States
41F / 5C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 8h 05m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Sitting in the car, trying to talk myself out of the race.
Event warmup:

Lots of hopping around, knee ups, etc. to try and stay warm.
Run
  • 2h 27m 25s
  • 13.22 miles
  • 11m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

This would have been a really nice run if not for the rain, which was just miserable. It was, however, far less detrimental to my race than I thought it'd be. My legs started to get tired and cold (bad combo) at about 10.5, but I dug in and forced myself to finish strong. Hell, what's 3 miles when you've already done 10 1/2??? At least that's what I told myself :)
What would you do differently?:

Packed a parka. My coat was soaked through even though it's supposed to be water-proof.
Post race
Warm down:

Briefly perused the food tent and then headed to the car for the 45-minute drive home in soggy clothes. Not ideal, but there was nowhere to stretch inside and I was pretty through with the whole outside thing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training. Because my "A" race for tris was so late, I probably didn't get in the mileage I should have. The weather was definitely a factor too.

Event comments:

This was a really well run race and it's a shame the weather was so crappy. I would definitely do this race again!




Last updated: 2012-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
02:27:25 | 13.22 miles | 11m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps on a fairly flat course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4