Iron Horse Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Simsbury, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 12m 19s
Overall Rank = 589/775
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 58/73
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal with dried cranberries, two glasses of chai tea, banana, water at 5:30 am.
Event warmup:

Ran 5 minutes with light stretching. 58 deg at start of race, but it got warmer quickly.
Run
  • 2h 12m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good through mile 8. Felt like I could keep going at the pace for a long time. But running through the "finish line" at mile 8.5 was strangely discouraging since I knew I had so much further to go. The last 3.5 miles were tough. I was really thirsty with some stomach pains. By mile 11 I felt like I had nothing left. Ended up walking the hill there and pace really dropped. It really got a lot warmer by the end compared to the beginning.

My first race last fall was a 5K at 10:10 pace. I've just finished a half marathon at a faster pace. I'm amazed at how much progress I've made in less than a year.
What would you do differently?:

I would try to start out a little more slowly. Don't know if I hydrated/fueled quite right. But I'll get more long run practice doing this before the fall.

Post race
Warm down:

Wobbled around, drank water, ate banana & dry pancakes. Did some stretching for about 10 minutes. Massage at 12:30.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat?, hydration?, fuel?

Event comments:

The food at the end could have been better.


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Last updated: 2009-04-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:12:19 | 13.1 miles | 10m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 79/73
Overall: 76/775
Performance: Good
Garmin lap paces: 10:07, 9:54, 9:37, 9:49, 9:37, 9:56, 9:49, 9:38, 9:55, 9:53, 9:58, 10:50, 9:55, last 0.23 miles 10:04 pace. Garmin said I went 13.23 miles at 2:11:20, 9:55 pace.
Course: The course is relatively flat with no major hills. Beautiful scenery, quiet country roads. Mix of shade/no shade.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4