Maynard Cohick Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Springfield, Missouri
United States
Bass Pro Shops
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 81/898
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 12/41
Pre-race routine:

Woke up late of course. Forced down a nutrigrain bar and 20 oz h20.
Event warmup:

Jogged about 1/2 mile from my car to the bathroom. Got to stretch while waiting in line.
Run
  • 1h 42m 50s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt way too good in the beginning. Wanted to run 8m/mile pace in the beginning and see how I felt around mile 8 and re-evaluate my pace. Instead, I ran too fast in the beginning and really struggled around mile 10 and 11.

I SUCK at drinking while running. Nearly drowned myself three times. Coughed up gatorade for a solid half mile!
What would you do differently?:

Pace better. More experience will help with this. I have only run 5Ks in the past, so I had no idea how to pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank my free beer. Waited for others I knew at the race to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I knew I had undertrained for this race, but I ran really well. Just having a more of a training base for next year will help a lot. I would like to shave about 10 min off this next year and I think that is attainable.

Event comments:

My first half..really my first race longer than a 5K. Had an absolute blast. It was much harder than I anticipated, but there was a nice finish line there to make us forget how hard the last few miles were.




Last updated: 2009-10-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:50 | 13.1 miles | 07m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/41
Overall: 81/898
Performance: Good
8:10, 7:31, 7:29, 7:34, 7:30, 7:42, 7:35, 8:04, 7:19, 9:24, 8:35, 7:20, 7:56.
Course: Flat, a few small hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below 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