Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 7h 30m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Zone bar for breakfast and a drive to the start of the race.
Event warmup:

Walk to the starting line and some light stretching waiting for the gun.
Run
  • 1h 52m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

With rain and drizzle it wasn't an optimum day.
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to the front of the pack. It took 5 miles before I was done passing slower runners and was surrounded by people running my pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Bagel and sports drink, light stretching and a walk back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slower runners that I had to pass at the beginning of the race.

Event comments:

Good race in a good location




Last updated: 2009-09-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:52:57 | 13.1 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Heart rate ran a little high most of the race averaging 171 bpm.
Course: Hilly through Cherokee park for first 3 miles then fairly flat the rest of the way.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4