Capital City River Run - RunHalf Marathon


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Lansing, Michigan
United States
Impression 5 Science Center
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 36s
Overall Rank = 401/1315
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 45/104
Pre-race routine:

Drove over to Lansing at 6:30am. Stopped for Diet and breakfast burrito.
Packet pick-up.
Event warmup:

Stretched legs/IT band and some light jogging.
Run
  • 1h 50m 36s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran w/ my Saturday morning run group. 2 of them are faster than me and are training for a marathon in a couple of weeks, so they said they would pace me, trying to go sub 1:50. Decided on 6/.45 run/walk breaks. Wasn't sure what the day would bring, as my long runs have been limited and my IT band flared up last week.
By mile 4, I could feel my endurance/lungs starting to work. Kept pushing though. At mile 8, I was ready to throw in the towel and just finish the race, running 9:00/mile pace. My buddy would have nothing to do with that, and told me to get my ass moving, he wasn't going to let me quit. I continued to push myself harder than I ever have before. At mile 10, one of our group couldn't keep the pace, so she dropped back a bit. Another buddy stayed w/ me to get me to the finish. His encouragement and my determination were the only things that kept me going. At mile 12, I knew I could break 1:50 if I pushed it, but I was dying out there! At 12.25, I couldn't keep it going and had to stop to walk. Walked for about a minute and that ultimately kept me from breaking 1:50.
Overall, I was extremely happy w/ my run. I PR'd by 6 minutes and didn't give up (at least until the 12.5 mile marker!).
What would you do differently?:

More speed work (I just started speed work recently). More longer runs, whatever my IT band will give me.
Post race
Warm down:

Water/bagel/pizza and stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of speedwork and long runs.

Event comments:

Second time running CCRR and enjoyed it both times. Will definitely be back.




Last updated: 2009-09-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:36 | 13.1 miles | 08m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 45/104
Overall: 401/1315
Performance: Good
Course: Scenic loop through MSU campus and some trails. Flat and fast.
Keeping cool Drinking
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] 5