Cellcom Green Bay Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
37F / 3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 45s
Overall Rank = 33/4,000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/
Pre-race routine:

woke up at 5 AM took in a bananan, OJ/Water, and (2) toast with PB.
BM
Got dressed, packed up, parents came to watch the kids, and headed out at 6:20 to pick up Monique and Shanon. Sara was getting very excited!
Event warmup:

Prevea Team Picture at 7 AM
Took a leak between some cars in the parking lot.
ran out to Oneida with Mike Servais
Lined up for the start with some very light stretching
Run
  • 1h 20m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Didn't know what to expect. Wanted to PR from my 1.23.59 last year, in the back of my mind I thought i could push for a sub 1.20, but I never train that fast and I also had 110 miles of biking under my belt from Friday/Saturday, so a sub 1.20 would have been tough for me. Ran with Brian McWilliams and Kim Lasecki for about 10K, then I let them drift ahead and i was pushing 170 HR at that point, and needed to back off. Enjoyed the run, talked to people, and just enjoyed the day.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was exactly what I wanted. I trained hard the two days prior and still put in a good effort for the 1/2. I hope this better prepares me for the HIM and IMWI races in 2009!
Post race
Warm down:

Ran 6 miles backwards on the full Marathon course. Ran with Brad, Mike, Eric, Jason, Brian, Anna, Stuart, Jeff, Mike, Sara, and Monique. That was a lot of fun!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Biking the two days prior and pushing a heavy wheelbarrel up my parents hill with landscaping on Saturday. Good Hamstring workout though.

Event comments:

Taking it under 1.20 next year. PR by 3 minutes and 15 seconds, but I still dropped 3 places from last year, tough field.




Last updated: 2009-04-30 12:00 AM
Running
01:20:00 | 13.1 miles | 06m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/
Overall: 33/4,000
Performance: Good
6.05 for the first 5 miles 6.10 for the next 5 miles 6.12 for the last 3 miles
Course: mainly flat course with some very light rollers. Great crowd support. Light winds out of the West that were more intense the last 2 miles as a headwind. 10,000 participants, 4,000 in the half.
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