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Lincoln Half Marathon - Run


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Lincoln, Nebraska
United States
Lincoln National Guard
34F / 1C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 45m 1s
Overall Rank = 462/2487
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 46/166
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:15 ate a bagle and drank a gatorade.
Left for race at 6:10
Race started at 7:00
Event warmup:

Light Strech and jog half mile
Run
  • 1h 45m 1s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my fist half marathon so I was not sure what to expect. I was very pleased with my run. It was also the first run of this size I have run so I was amazed at how quick the miles were moving by. With all of the people around it seemed that we were still in the early pack. In the other runs I have done you end up spending most of the time running alone or with only one or to others near by. It took a while to realize that I would always be running with 20 to 30 other runners within a few strides.
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to the 8 minute pace marker. I was unsure what to expect so I started at the back half of the 8 minute group and it seemed to hold me back early.
Drive the course to have an idea of what to expect.
Post race
Warm down:

Light streching and looking for family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Would have liked to had a little more rest on Saturday. 7 hours walking at the Omaha Zoo was not smart. Also prevented me from getting a decent lunch.
Also wish I had at least driven the course before hand. Fortunate that there were no real hills to be concerned with.

Event comments:

Was very pleased with the nuber of people out to support the race. It was a very cool morning but there were still lots of people out cheering and providing support for the runners.




Last updated: 2005-05-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:45:01 | 13.1 miles | 08m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/166
Overall: 462/2487
Performance: Good
1 Mile split 8.37 AHR 157 2 Mile split 8.38 AHR 157 3 Mile split 8.38 AHR 163 4 Mile split 8.17 AHR 164 5 Mile split 8.13 AHR 169 6 Mile split 7.37 AHR 169 7 Mile split 7.50 AHR 170 8 Mile split 7.53 AHR 171 9 Mile split 7.57 AHR 173 10 Mile split 7.35 AHR 173 11 Mile split 7.50 AHR 174 12 Mile split 7.41 AHR 176 13 Mile split 7.30 AHR 180 13.1 Mile split00.57 AHR 186 AVERAGE HEART RATE 160
Course: Mostly flat with a few slow rising hills. Runs mostly on the street but some on a bike/running path.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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

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