The 2009 Harvard Pilgrim Maine Coast Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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York, Maine
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 05m 43s
Overall Rank = 353/848
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 49/103
Pre-race routine:

I got there early so I would be able to park at the high school. Got there, got my packet and shirt. Drank lots of water, used the bathroom 3 or 4 times. Put the chip on my sneaker. Then decided I would be too warm so went and changed into shorts. Kept my long-sleeve shirt because it has a rear pocket. I carried 2 hammer gels, 1 shot block, and 8 oz. of water.
Event warmup:

jogged around a little, stretched a little, chatted a lot. Ran into a good friend of mine so that was really nice.
Run
  • 2h 05m 43s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a good pace for me. I tried to pick out compatible people and just stay with them. One was a 27 year old woman. She was slightly ahead of me, but I had to stop because my shoe came untied around mile 6.5. Then I tried to catch her but was not making progress. In fact, she was pulling away from me. So I forgot about her and found someone else to chase. And then at mile 10, there she was again! So I ran with her for the next 2.75 miles. But she had some kick left and dropped me on the final approach to the finish. She finished about 20 seconds ahead of me?
What would you do differently?:

One water stop was unmanned. It turned out a high school team was supposed to man it, but couldn't find it. Duh. So it was self serve with no clean cups. I just picked up a used cup and poured my own. Maybe I should have skipped that one altogether.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around and eat. I waited around to cheer my friend through her finish. She finished more than an hour after me. She got quite emotional as she crossed the line. I am glad I could be part of that.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

me.

Event comments:

I love woman-only races! Really good vibes, and the "one lucky guy" was really friendly, too.




Last updated: 2009-10-04 12:00 AM
Running
02:05:43 | 13.1 miles | 09m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 49/103
Overall: 353/848
Performance: Average
1 mile pace: 9:12 2 mile pace: 9:18 3 mile pace: 9:17 4 mile pace: 9:17 5 mile pace: 9:36 6 mile pace: 9:53 7 mile pace: 9:36 8 mile pace: 9:33 9 mile pace: 9:38 10 mile pace: 9:58 11 mile pace: 9:50 12 mile pace: 9:42 13 mile pace: 9:56
Course: Beautiful course with a few small hills. Windy along Long Sands beach.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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