Swamp Stomp Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Lake Charles, Louisiana
United States
Lake Area Runners
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 40s
Overall Rank = 24/128
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 4/9
Pre-race routine:

Not much of one. Drove an hour to the race. Ate a granola bar on the way and another right before the race. Picked up packet, changed and ran. Ran this one in shorts, compression sock on L leg, Red Asics and a sweatshirt.
Event warmup:

Walked a lot.
Run
  • 1h 41m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran ok, though not as fast as I'd have liked, but acceptable 1 week post-marathon. 2nd half was much slower than 1st. Developed a blister at the plantar base of my L big toe around mile 9.
What would you do differently?:

Work on negative splits. CHANGE SHOES ASAP!
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor training and close proximity of races.

Event comments:

Nice, small race. Would highly recommend and I look forward to racing this one again in the future.




Last updated: 2009-11-29 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:40 | 13.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 9/128
Performance: Average
See training log
Course: Out and back from Sam Houston Jones State Park. I like racing there. Ran through several neighborhoods. Ran into a 10-15 MPH cold headwind from the East most of the way back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4