White Rock Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Dallas, Texas
United States
Run the Rock
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 48s
Overall Rank = 532/8000+
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 44/400
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast, coffee & drive to Dallas. Stayed warm inside the AAC until about 20 minutes before racetime. Walked out to the start & got into the A corral easily.
Event warmup:

Walked around & stretched.
Run
  • 1h 41m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Mile splits:
1- 7:52
2- 7:45
3- 7:19
4- 7:44
5- 7:41
6- 7:38
7- 7:23
8- 7:58
9- 7:47
10-7:41
11-7:51
12-8:03
13-9:06

Since I have not really trained in the last few months, the plan was to run about a 1:50. To take it easy & not hurt myself. I figured I might be able to run 8 min splits for most of the race and fade at the end. I didn't expect to run a sub 1:42.
My mile splits were very erratic. I was happy that my first mile was not my fastest (which is usually the case.)

What would you do differently?:

Train more. Not run so fast. I really didn't have any business running sub 1:45 based on my training volume the prior month.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around. Went thru the food line- what waste, nothing to eat. Went insde the AAC for a beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training & a lingering sinus infection/cold.

Event comments:

Okay race. First time on the new course & it was good. Post race food= pathetic.




Last updated: 2009-11-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:48 | 13.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 44/400
Overall: 532/8000+
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat. 1st half has a few up and down hills. Last 3 miles gradual downhill.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4