Gasparilla Distance Festival - RunHalf Marathon


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Tampa, Florida
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 39m 49s
Overall Rank = 248/3896
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 33/251
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:00 to leave hotel room by 5:15 for the race start of 6:00. Ate 2 power bars and drank a glass of water.
Event warmup:

Jogged down to the race start from the hotel. About 1/3 M or so. Stretched. Found the 1:40 pacer and waited for the race start.
Run
  • 1h 39m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran a close to perfect race. I started out and kept a solid pace for the first few miles to finish sub-1:40. I was keeping about a 7:30-7:35 pace and was ahead of the 1:40 pacer. I had no watch and kept missing the mile markers, so I had no idea how I was doing after 5 miles or so, but I was in front of the pacer until mile 10 where she passed me. I ran with the 1:40 pace group for 2 miles or so and then at mile 12 I picked up the pace and finished sub-1:40 which was my goal. Had pretty much nothing left at the end. My ankle/shin that has been giving me problems for the last month or so flared up almost right away, but actually went away (probably adrenaline). I started to feel it (pain) about 5 minutes after the race ended. I need to rest it for a week or so, before I get back into running again.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate some bagel, a protein shake and some water. Waited for friends and family to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. This is my 2nd half-marathon and I PR'd by over 3 minutes from my first one which was in December. I have only been running for a little over a year, so I really cant ask for much more.

Event comments:

Good course, fun race. I will definitely do it again next year God willing.




Last updated: 2009-11-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:39:49 | 13.1 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 32/251
Overall: 0/3896
Performance: Good
Course: Flat other than the few bridge climbs. I think there were 4 bridge climbs.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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