Long Branch Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

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Long Branch, New Jersey
United States
50F / 10C
Precipitation

Total Time = 2h 03m 35s
Overall Rank = 1896/4634
Age Group = 55-60
Age Group Rank = 26/81

Pre-race routine:

Up at 3:30 am (yup!) In the car by 4:10 on the way to Monmouth raceway. Egg and cheese sandwich @5:30 with a cup of coffee.

Event warmup:

Changed to long sleeves after an experienced fellow racer told me he once got hypothermia while running a training run in similar weather.

Run

Comments:

slow start due to crowding; nice pace; felt strong at the end

What would you do differently?:

faster start, ran over 10 min pace for the first 3 miles

Post race

Warm down:

banana and drink

What limited your ability to perform faster:

crowds at the start line

Event comments:

Good organization...big crowds; very flat and somewhat scenic course; wonderful crowd support. A car accident kept the race from starting on time.

Last updated: 2009-05-05 12:00 AM

Running
02:03:35 \| 13.1 miles \| 09m 26s min/mile
Age Group:	26/81
Overall:	1896/4634
Performance:	Average
Course:	Fast and flat...a bit confining for the amount of runners
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right