Long Island Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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East Meadow, New York
United States
Long Island Marathon
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 25s
Overall Rank = 156/3159
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 202/289
Pre-race routine:

Had my usual pb and whole wheat bagel and drove over to the site.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching and a little running to get ready. Took a picture with a group from work. Saw Bobby (dreamchaser) at the start and bs'd before the gun.
Run
  • 1h 34m 25s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt good from the start and was able to kept the pace through out the distance. By about mile 8 I started running with someone who does tris and we talked about various races and pushed each other the rest of the way. The weather was perfect cloudy and a slight drizzle near the end,no wind.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I beat my time from last year by almost 10 minutes and 20 minutes from two years ago.
Post race
Warm down:

Got stretched out in the med tent and got a massage.

Event comments:

This race is a big event on Long Island and they have turned it into a whole weekend with a 1 mile, 5k, 10k, full & half marathon. I will keep coming back.




Last updated: 2009-04-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:34:25 | 13.1 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 22/289
Overall: 156/3159
Performance: Good
Miles: 7:11,7:14, 7:06, 7:16, 7:13, 7:10, 7:13, 7:12, 7:15, 7:14, 7:12, 7:05, 7:02, .17 6:27
Course: Pretty flat run through various towns on Long Island.
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