Detroit Free Press Marathon (Half-Marathon) - Run


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 59s
Overall Rank = 934/4046
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 89/219
Pre-race routine:

Stuck in traffic on the way to the race, so there was very little in the way of warm-up. Took one Gu 15 minutes before the start.
Run
  • 1h 53m 59s
  • 13.11 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went well. We were trying for 8:30 minute pace, but kept going just a little over that. I hit the wall around 11 miles, but held on and kept all of my miles under nine minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Almost nothing. I would try to hold my pace a little better, but everything went pretty well.
Post race
Warm down:

Lots of stretching and walking around while looking for my friends to finish their race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The Gu wasn't sitting real well in my stomach. Other than that, just the lack of any consistent training prior to my 12 week program.

Event comments:

Very fun race. Beautiful course.




Last updated: 2005-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:59 | 13.11 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 89/219
Overall: 934/4046
Performance: Good
Course: Relatively flat, with only two hills that mattered.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4