Run to Remember - RunHalf Marathon


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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 37s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up at about 5:30, coffee, toast, and a banana. Took the dog for a walk and jumped on the T to get to the start!
Event warmup:

Meet up with some friends I was running with. Waited in a long line for the port-o-john and suddenly it was time to start!
Run
  • 1h 53m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

It was a great run. We went out there thinking we were going to have a pretty hard time becase we haven't been running as much as we should have. I haven't done any runs over 8 miles since the marathon. But- somehow our bodies all remembered! It was crazy. After mile 2, I just got into the run and my friends and I had a great time. Just chatted the whole way, enjoying the weather and the views. Felt great at mile 12 so decided to push ahead and ran a fast last mile. Somewhere around 7-ish. The whole thing was very enjoyable and I had a great time.

And this was a PR for me by about 6 minutes! Very happy.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, really. It was fun!
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and cooled down a bit. Ate a banana then went home to shower for a cook out!

Event comments:

I had a great run but it didn't really seem to be all that well organized. I carry water so I was fine but my friends were wishing their were more drink stations because they forgot theirs. Also, at the end, they funnel everyone into the world trade center and it was too many people, and stuffy in there. Did not seem like a very good idea.




Last updated: 2009-05-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:37 | 13.1 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Loop around the city of boston, out and back section on the charles.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4