CellularSouth Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Madison, Mississippi
United States
Mississippi Track Club
40F / 4C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 16m 41s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove to the start, and it was pouring down rain and about 35 degrees. Signed up anyway. I figure not all the big races are guaranteed good weather, so this would be good for the experience. I then sat in my car until about 2 minutes till race time.
Event warmup:

None whatsoever. I just wanted to stay dry and warm as long as possible.
Run
  • 2h 16m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Damn. Sub 40 degrees and raining. Just didn't feel like I was having a good day at all, but my time turned out all right for basically a training run for the MS Blues Half Marathon. Got warm about four miles in, so I took off my jacket. It had actually stopped raining. Made the turn around, the wind hit me head on, and it started pouring. Bleh... Also, there weren't any water stops between miles 4-9. So that sucked. Dealt with a thigh cramp after mile 9 that got worse with the cold and rain, but I made it home.
Post race
Warm down:

Two slices of pizza, changed into dry clothes, went home to thaw out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The weather for one. My gloves were soaked and probably weighed about three pounds each. My feet were cold and soaked. Everything was cold and soaked. The missing water stop sucked pretty bad. I don't know if I actually needed it that bad, but the peace of mind of having one helps.

Event comments:

It's a bare bones, $20 half mary. They needed another water stop badly.




Last updated: 2009-11-04 12:00 AM
Running
02:16:41 | 13.1 miles | 10m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back on Highland Colony Parkway. Lots of what you'd call rollers on the bike, so hilly enough. Decent practice for the MS Blues Half.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3