Madison Mini-Marathon & 5K - RunHalf Marathon


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Vision Event Management (VEM)
64F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 08m 20s
Overall Rank = 1690/2433
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 145/173
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter toast and an apple
Drive to Madison, get an AWESOME parking spot behind Science Hall
Event warmup:

Spent a little time in the Union until about 10 minutes prior, then lined up. Too cold outside. Stretched a little. Tried to stay warm in the masses until race start.
Run
  • 2h 08m 20s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

Went very well, very even pace the entire way, much better than last half-marathon in May. Legs felt good the entire time, slight twinge in hip with about a mile to go but not very noticable. Nice to have a running partner for this race
What would you do differently?:

Probably could have picked up pace a little but I wanted some reserve just in case
Post race
Warm down:

Ate alot of the food they gave us (maybe too much), tried to hide from the wind next to Red Gym (good luck with that), had a beer, went to the car to stay warm, to the showers and out to an early lunch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental challenge of feeling 10 minute pace would be too fast for this distance since my marathon training pace has been about 11.5 minute miles since July. Turns out this wasn't so bad.

Event comments:

This was a great race, well organized and fun. If I do another half in the next couple years, I would pick this one over the Madison half.




Last updated: 2009-06-27 12:00 AM
Running
02:08:20 | 13.1 miles | 09m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 145/173
Overall: 1690/2433
Performance: Good
6 mile = 57:33
Course: Very nice, hills not bad, great scenery all around, plenty of cheering people, fun to run on State St, through Arboretum, past the zoo and Farmer's Market on the square, Picnic Point. Good starting spot. Very well organized, aid stations seemed really well spaced,two mile markers were off on location though...
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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