Austin Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Austin, Texas
United States
The Austin Marathon Foundation, Inc.
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 42m 9s
Overall Rank = 485/8482
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 74/595
Pre-race routine:

We stayed at the 4th Street Courtyard which was about 2 blocks from the start line. I had a full breakfast at 5:30am. It was awesome!
Event warmup:

Shivered a little and did some half-hearted stretching.

Meet fellow BTer AndrewMT. He came over and said hi. Very nice dude.
Run
  • 1h 42m 9s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

Started with the 3:40 pace group but quickly feel back because of all the people who slotted themselves wrong. Every race I always get angry that people do this but yet I always start where I am supposed to - my fault. From this day forward I am going out with the 6min mile guys and all the 6:30min guys can complain about me (-:

The course was very challenging. Being from Houston the hills made it tough but I really enjoyed running on different terrain. The toughest parts were around mile 8. You are running along and make a sharp right hand turn and BOOM - a step hill jumps up at ya! Then at 12.2 miles in was an absolute killer of a hill. It took all I had to run up that sucker and it pretty much drained me of what I hoped would be a final kick.

The weather was beautiful. The course was challenging. The city looked great. Pace booty galore. Wonderful race.
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to the front and not stop to pee at mile 8.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to my hotel and took a shower and changed before my family and friends finished.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I left some on the course. Not much but some, I could have pushed a little harder for the first 5k but was limited by slower runners in front of me.

Event comments:

Great race with incredible crowd and volunteer support. Finishing with the Texas State Capital bulding at your back is very cool and spending the weekend in Austin is always so much fun.




Last updated: 2009-09-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:09 | 13.1 miles | 07m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 74/595
Overall: 485/8482
Performance: Good
Course: Started on 2nd and Congress, bunch of hills, finished past the courthouse and on 11th. Nice downhill finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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