Country Music 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Elite Racing
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 04m 29s
Overall Rank = 4206/32000+
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 464/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 0430, got some coffee and a banana on the way to LP field. Had a good solid nights sleep the night before, so I was fairly well rested. Woke up feeling just a tad squeamish, but that worked itself out. Got there ok, got to the start line in plenty of time to walk around and stretch.
Event warmup:

Stretched for about twenty good minutes, working some soreness out of my right calf muscle.
Run
  • 2h 04m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

I added some extra time for a couple of reasons. I probably would have broken two hours but there were a couple of side tracks. First was around mile 6 where I had to stop for a bathroom break. As much as i was sweating, I was actually a little surprised. Most water and cytomax stations I was drinking the cytomax(trained with it, good plan), and dumped a cup of water in my hat to keep my body temp lower. Next was around mile 9 or so. I stopped, adjusted my race number to my shorts and ran topless the last 4 miles, because at this time it was over 80 degrees and I was having a hard time staying cool. The last thing was in the last mile, I saw another runner being dragged/carried off to the side of the road, looked like heat stroke, so I stopped, did what little I could to help the guy until medics arrived, then started running again. Don't know how much time that added but I would do it again in a heartbeat. No PR is worth ignoring a fellow runner in need when I have the training(not necessarily the supplies) to treat something like that.
What would you do differently?:

Wear less clothes, plan according to weather, not go out as fast, do longer training runs, and map the course.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed food, water, more cytomax and made my way to the recovery tent where I stretched everything. Hobbled around until I found the gear pickup, called my parents, and headed home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, excess clothing,

Event comments:

WOuld definitely run this race again.




Last updated: 2009-04-25 12:00 AM
Running
02:04:29 | 13.1 miles | 09m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 464/
Overall: 4206/32000+
Performance: Good
Course: Very very hilly. I do not remember that many flat stretches throughout the entire course. It started with some fairly smooth downhills where i just let myself flow down those. Then it was uphill for about four and a half miles. Then back down. My thighs were thrashed. I also had to spend a good ten minutes just stretching my hip flexor muscles post race.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4