Baltimore Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Baltimore, Maryland
United States
Baltimore Running Festival
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m 5s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 35/299
Run
  • 1h 57m 5s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

I did achieve my goal time of under two hours, just barely! I finished in 223rd place out of nearly 1900 women. My net time was 1:57:05. =) Overall, I'm pleased. Miles 1-8 were great. Miles 9-10 were a little tough - my feet had started to hurt. Mile 11 was pretty hard, mile 12 was harder still and mile 13 ... my head was starting to spin. I really, really did not think I would make it to the finish. But I did ... and I even had a tiny bit left for a sprint at the end to pass a couple of people at the last second. It was a hard race, but then again, it should have been. If it were easy, it wouldn't be worthwhile.
What would you do differently?:

Not run in shoes that had trudged through six inches of rain for an hour the week before ... um, duh ...
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a little. Ate something small, tried to fight the urge to lie down on the parking lot.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My feet hurt! Shoes sucked.


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Last updated: 2005-12-31 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:05 | 13.1 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/299
Overall: 223/
Performance: Below average
Course: Very, very hilly. Challenging. And too freaking hot.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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