Shamrock Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 44m 44s
Overall Rank = 572/6546
Age Group = F 40-44
Age Group Rank = 21/538
Pre-race routine:

1/2 bagel with peanut butter, red bull, banana, water
Run
  • 1h 44m 44s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

half marathon pr

I ran with Amy, and I think we started out too quick. We ran together till mile 8 then I told her to go ahead- she kicked ass! I felt like shit from mile 9 to the end- I thought I was going to die on the boardwalk.

My goal originally as a 1:44 (to get into NYC Marathon) but I knew that wasn't going to happen so I decided to try to run a 8:00/mile overall. I am pleased with how I did- it wasn't spectacular but it's good.
What would you do differently?:

Start off slower. I also gave one of my gels to Sheri, probably didn't make a difference.
Post race
Warm down:

stretched, then walked around a bunch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not following the training plan

Event comments:

J & A Racing always puts on great events. The weather was awesome- I ran in a race t-shirt and capri tights (I could have worn shorts).




Last updated: 2009-11-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:44:44 | 13.1 miles | 07m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/538
Overall: 538/6546
Performance: Good
time distance pace speed 1 00:07:56 1.00 52 90 07:56 07:24 78 2 00:07:51 1.00 61 86 07:51 07:37 79 3 00:07:57 1.00 122 24 07:57 07:32 80 4 00:07:52 1.00 135 228 07:52 07:13 80 5 00:07:56 1.00 234 136 07:56 06:58 80 6 00:07:52 1.00 88 106 07:52 07:15 80 7 00:07:52 1.00 56 79 07:52 07:21 80 8 00:07:52 1.00 47 48 07:52 07:33 79 9 00:08:03 1.00 36 46 08:03 07:39 80 10 00:08:01 1.00 71 77 08:01 07:25 79 11 00:08:03 1.00 52 81 08:04 07:20 79 12 00:08:08 1.00 117 104 08:08 07:33 80 13 00:07:59 1.00 186 173 07:59 06:59 79 14 00:01:19 0.17 8 2 07:51 07:30 13 http://connect.garmin.com/splits/27637203
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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