Inaugural Knoxville 1/2 Marathon

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Knoxville, TN
United States
Knoxville Track Club
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 40m 53s
Overall Rank = 1012/1290
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 79/86
Pre-race routine:

Drank 1.5 cups of coffee & ate a banana.
Event warmup:

Race was at 7:00 AM. Arrived at venue at 6:00 & walked around to warm up. The did some stretching.
Run
  • 2h 40m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

My first Half-Marathon. All i wanted to do was finish & in a respectable time. I did it. Learnt a number of valuable lessons.
What would you do differently?:

I would practice running hills & also like to do some speed work.

My abs & lower back hurt afterward, so maybe some more core training. I just started pilates 4 weeks ago and i think it helped.

I'd run races where there are more people so i can get additional boost from the crowd.
Post race
Warm down:

I just walked to the feeding area & ate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of experienc. my diet needs to improve but i'm not sure how i can accomodate that.

Event comments:

Pro's:
1. Good organization, nice volunteers.

Con's:
1. Easy to fix: Do not give CYTOMAX at the water stations. That stuff is horrible. please give gatorade or something.
2. Better Food after the race.
Hard to fix: Make course flatter. its a little to hilly!




Last updated: 2005-02-18 12:00 AM
Running
02:40:53 | 13.1 miles | 12m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/86
Overall: 0/1290
Performance: Good
Course: The course was a very hilly. Lots of ups & downs. It was extremely tiring having to run up hills even at mile 12.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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Subject: Inaugural Knoxville 1/2 Marathon

2005-03-22 3:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Inaugural Knoxville 1/2 Marathon
Congrats on completing your first 1/2. I wish they had another name for the distance. It is a race unto itself but the name kind of dimishes how hard it is.

First races are a real learning experience and so are the second and third and so on if the truth be told.
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