Marine Corp Historic Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fredericksburg, Virginia
United States
Marine Corp Marathon office
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 30m 49s
Overall Rank = 70/4923
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/386
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5 AM and had a piece of peanut butter toast and drove an hour to the event.
Event warmup:

Because traffic was so heavy, I was not able to warm up much. Plus, it was kind of chilly so a quick jog was all I was able to fit in prior to the start
Run
  • 1h 30m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a killer course that was very very challenging. It rained the entire time, which saturated my shoes and socks. My goal was to get under 1:30, but I think the added weight slowed me down.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am coming off of an unknown injury to my leg that is actually still bothering me. I probably should not have run this, but I didn't want to waste my entry fee, so I took the week prior to this from running. I think that may have affected my conditioning. It was very disheartening ot start off strong, only to keep getting passed by other runners. I am used to it the other way around.

Event comments:

I would definitely do it again.




Last updated: 2009-05-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:30:49 | 13.1 miles | 06m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/386
Overall: 70/4923
Performance: Good
Course: Very hilly throughout the course. It was either downhill or uphill. There was a couple of sections that were flat, but there wasn't much.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4