Lake County Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
50'sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 44m 12s
Overall Rank = 40th F/
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/
Pre-race routine:

poptarts, diet pepsi
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 1h 44m 12s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Really enjoyed this run...the miles passed quickly (until the last 1.6, when I was getting pretty tired). This is the first race Ive ever done with my Garmin. Was curious how my HR would be in a race. HR was actually lower than I thought it would be, and pretty consistent with avg176 max182.
GU at mile 7 and again at mile 10. Seemed to work well, only drank water on the course, which is a first for me. I usually drink Gatorade. So, that said, probably could have used one more GU.
What would you do differently?:

actually train for a half, instead of just deciding to do it out of the blue.
Post race
Warm down:

just alot of walking around, trying to find those Donkeys already finished (Ben and Lisa!) and wait to cheer in those that hadn't finished. Jim, Pete, Ross. Met Kevin and his wife, and talked to a couple friends who I worked with at main campus.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

did not really train for it, and some L hip pain, neither which affected the outcome!

Event comments:

Definitely a do over next year! PR'd by about 45 seconds or so!! (I had a goal to PR...)




Last updated: 2009-09-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:44:12 | 13.1 miles | 07m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
1/8:02 HR162 2/8:08 HR172 3/8:01 HR174 4/7:55 HR176 5/7:55 HR177 6/7:52 HR179 7/7:57 HR179 8/7:59 HR176 9/7:52 HR180 10/7:48 HR180 11/7:58 HR180 12/7:59 HR179 13/8:03 HR181 .1/7:52 HR182
Course: fair amt of down hill, couple climbs, the worse one in the last .24 mile. Very nice course, through neighborhoods, around the lake (wow some beautiful homes out there!)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4