Melbourne & Beaches Musical Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Melbourne, Florida
United States
Smooth Running, LLC
48F / 9C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 19s
Overall Rank = 122/989
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 19/78
Pre-race routine:

Same as always. Banana and coffee with gel 10 min before start. We found a spot behind a building that blocked the wind to stay "warm" and stretch a bit.
Event warmup:

None, unless shivering counts!
Run
  • 1h 40m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Cold race for us Floridians, Northerners loved it though! 7-9am, 48F-51F, NNW 13 Overcast then sun.

Mi 1 7:32, HR Avg 141, (With headwind used some drafting)
Mi 2 7:42, 155,
Mi 3 7:41, 158,
Mi 4 7:36, 163 (finally started to get warm),
Mi 5 7:42, 164 (Took off the head band before bridge 1),
Mi 6 7:11, 167 (Bridge 1 climb and decent with cross tailwind),
Mi 7 8:07, 164 (lost focus for a bit),
Mi 8 7:30, 169, (with tailwind)
Mi 9 7:39, 169,
Mi 10 7:45, 169 (felt the wall creeping up on me),
Mi 11 7:41, 171, (dug deeper, turn onto Causeway and start of the cross headwind)
Mi 12 7:49, 176 (Bridge 2 climb and decent),
Mi 13.1 8:22, 177.
What would you do differently?:

Let up too much after the first bridge, pay attention to self not others.
Post race
Warm down:

None. Got pictures taken, downed a bottle of water, found a banana, cliff bar and slice of orange and waited for my wife & friends to come in. Put on some warm cloths as I was getting cold quick.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

3 weeks lost in Dec to calf injury.

Event comments:

Will be back next year! My friends from NY really liked the race and one PR in the marathon.


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Last updated: 2009-07-31 12:00 AM
Running
01:40:19 | 13.1 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/78
Overall: 122/989
Performance: Good
HR Avg 165, max 184. WOOHOO met my race goal!
Course: Rectangular with two longish sides and each end with 1/4mi up and 1/4mi down bridges and 1/2mi causeways.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5