Suntrust Richmond Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 23s
Overall Rank = 167/5572
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 14/303
Pre-race routine:

Eat early, hydrate 30-45 min prior to start (HEED), get parked early and relax.
Event warmup:

Stretch, 5 min warm up run
Run
  • 1h 35m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Left foot really starting yelling at me at about mile 11 which definitely slowed me a bit and took some mental override.

Loved the fact that there were folks all along the course who seemed to know the RTC logo and gave shouts of encouragement.
What would you do differently?:

Bring FuelBelt - overkill in my opinion, but the water stops were messy (slow) for me today
Post race
Warm down:

walk it out, stretches - EAT

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Had a head cold the week preceding and final taper was thrown off as a result, otherwise I hit my goal time of 1:35 so I'm not complaining :-)

Event comments:

An awesome first half mary (in my opinion :-)




Last updated: 2009-10-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:23 | 13.1 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/303
Overall: 167/5572
Performance: Good
10K split 43:51 163/171 HR Avg/Max
Course: Overcast/misty - way humid this morning.
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5