Big lake Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Alton Bay, New Hampshire
United States
Endorfun Sports
50F / 10C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 21s
Overall Rank = 10/1384
Age Group = M3539
Age Group Rank = 4/105
Pre-race routine:

Got up at my usual 5:15 to maintain weekday pattern. Cereal and coffee. Started a water bottle on the drive up. Got to Alton bay right @ 8 AM. Had a gu with the water on the way up. Ended up drinking two water bottles on the way up. Changed in the car, and went in to the gym to get my stuff. Had to ask someone to read my number as I left my glasses in the car. Collected the bag and pinned my rae number. Temp was just under 50 degrees and moderate rain to start. Wore a cotton long sleeve T shirt with mt NHAA siglet over it. Wore my "race" shorts. Wore my new(2 weeks) Brooks Adreneline's. Took a pepcid AC in the AM.
Event warmup:

Jogged a bit getting to the starting line. Tennis courts near the start - did some quick repeats to get the blood flowing. It was chilly, but glad I didn't wear anything extra.
Run
  • 1h 21m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Pretty even splits. Started out a tad ahead of pace for miles 1 and 2. miles 3-6 pretty much gradual uphill so I fell behind pace by a little. Made it up coming over the crest as I passed someone who had struggled a bit up the hill. Put it in cruise control and felt good through the halfway point. The back half was winding and little rollers. It messed with my form vs the nice straight rt 11. Grabbed waters at most of the stops and had just a swig each time. Grabbed a CarBoom as it was offered around mile 7. Didn't have any water, so I carried it a couple miles until next water stop and got maybe half of it down and half on my face/hands :-) Finished really strong because someone 9jeremy powers?) had gaied on me and was right on my heals the last 4 miles or so. he kept pushing, and I kept battling him off. Made for my strong finish. Actually caught the guy I had been sighting far far away the whole race, and almost caught wayne.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster :-)
Post race
Warm down:

Wet, cold, windy. Really crappy weather. Grabbed some pizza, a banana, a cookie and some gatorade. Joe and Wayne got a massage, but i wasn't up for it. Took the bus back to the school ,ad changes into some dry clothes in the car. I was freezing by the time I got back there.. Car heat was welcome releif.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Non Kenyan heritage.

Event comments:

Despite crappy weather, the race was the most fun I've run. Tons of volunteers, music throughout - themed aid stations. Lots of great food post race - Very well organized. Only hitch was picking up bags after race - they had a hard time finding the numbered bags... Pretty tall order with 1300 people but...This was an A+ race!


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Last updated: 2006-04-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:21 | 13.1 miles | 06m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/105
Overall: 10/1384
Performance: Good
1 6:14 2 6:04 3 6:10 4 6:22 5 6:20 6 6:14 7 5:59 8 6:12 9 6:07 10 6:18 11 6:14 12 5:59 13 5:48 Off my Garmin.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5