Huntersville Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Huntersville, North Carolina
United States
Hard Core Serious Fitness
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 42s
Overall Rank = 111/299
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/31
Pre-race routine:

lounged around hotel drinking coffee. Ate a Larabar and a half of a banana.
Event warmup:

Walked from truck to race start with coffee and banana in hand.

Hunterville
Run
  • 1h 58m 42s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran. I ran uphill. Then I ran downhill. Then I ran some more. The houses in the neighborhood were decorated for Christmas, which was nice. I started out fairly strong, but faded about half way through due to the hills kicking my butt.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. I've done little to no running since Beach-2-Battleship over a month ago. Been laying around drinking beer and eating junk food. I should have been able to do better, but the results are consistent with the lack of training and fitness level.
Post race
Warm down:

The medals are plastic Christmas bulb ornaments hanging from a lanyard. Cute idea, but would have been nicer with a metal ornament rather than a plastic bulb.

HuntersvilleHalf

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Laying around for a month.

Event comments:

I love this race and I think it will keep gaining popularity year after year. It is a tradition for me to run a half marathon right before Christmas and this race certainly fits the bill!


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Last updated: 2012-10-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:42 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/31
Overall: 0/299
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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