The Fattman Cup Chilly Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Newton, Massachusetts
United States
Fattman Productions
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 55m 40s
Overall Rank = 275/652
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 61/95
Pre-race routine:

This was a early race, starting at 7:30AM! Got up at 4:30AM, had half a bagel with cream cheese, and a hard boiled egg. Also a nice big cup of coffee. Left at 5:30AM, and got there around 6:30AM.
Event warmup:

Did some walking around, and lots of stretching.
Run
  • 1h 55m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran good today, considering this is my first half marathon, and I hadn't run more than 11 miles until this morning. I felt great up until mile 11, then hit the wall. Mile 11-12 felt like forever, but the last 1.1 mile was brutal! I would not change a thing though. The weather was great, a little cool, and drizzle throughout the entire race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

When I crossed the finish line, I felt like I was going to pass out. My legs were so tired, and I had pins and needles in my feet and legs. Tried to do some walking around, and stretching. I was so spent, that I just wanted to sit down somewhere.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

Well, 8 months ago, my brother-in-law said you should sign up for the Beach to Beacon race in Cape Elizabeth, ME a 10K. I hadn't run since High School, now 36, so I took on the challenge. I started a run/walk program on April 1 of this year. It was a 4 month program, that lead up to the 10K race on August 1st. I just really got the running bug, and didn't want to stop there, so I signed up for the Chilly half marathon. Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself running 13.1 miles when I started running in April. I choose to do Hal Higdons 12 week novice half marathon training program. It really worked for me. It was a long and tough 12 weeks for me, but I'm so pleased and proud of myself for sticking to it. So now I've run my first half marathon, and could not be happier, except I'm so sore! I'm glad it's over, but I'm so glad I did it, and I can't wait to do more challenging events next year.




Last updated: 2009-08-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:40 | 13.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 61/95
Overall: 275/652
Performance: Good
Mile 1- 8:43 Mile 2- 8:31 Mile 3- 8:40 Mile 4- 8:25 Mile 5- 8:34 Mile 6- 8:52 Mile 7- 9:07 Mile 8- 8:51 Mile 9- 9:00 Mile 10-8:26 Mile 11-8:53 Mile 12-9:01 Mile 13.1-10:26
Course: The course was good, had some pretty good hills. There was a crazy big hill between miles 7-8! Overall it was a good course.
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] 4