St. Louis Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Louis, Missouri
United States
gostlouis.org
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 16m 32s
Overall Rank = 4636/8131
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 356/465
Pre-race routine:

Race started at 7:00a, work up a 4am. Had a bowl of cereal and some Accelerade. I stop drinking fluids 60 minutes before the race so it would make it to the bladder before the race. Took light rail to the race site, arrives 1 1/4 hours before. Checked in bag and did some light stretching.
Run
  • 2h 16m 32s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Mile 11 was tough. Felt twinge in the right peronei tendons at about mile 4. After race really tightened-up. Iced 15 min applied k-tape.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. I only ran 37 miles the month before.
Post race
Warm down:

Light stretch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

As my first race, I was planning to pace at 11:30.

Event comments:




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Last updated: 2008-03-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:16:32 | 13.1 miles | 10m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 356/465
Overall: 4636/8131
Performance: Good
Mile Time Lap Time (Pace) HR Max Avg 0-2 0:20:24.6 0:20:24.6 (10:12) 161 166 157 2-4 0:40:40.8 0:20:16.2 (10:08) 172 179 168 4-6 1:00:32.8 0:19:52.0 (9:55) 185 183 177 6-8 1:21:27.3 0:20:54.5 (10:27) 175 183 179 8-12 2:04:55.8 0:43:28.5 (10:51) 188 191 180 12-13.1 2:16:21.3 0:11:25.5 (10:22) 187 191 187
Course: Took in 3 gels between mile 8-12. Drank about 10 oz of PowerBar Endurance (give by sponsor) & water.
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