The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 25s
Overall Rank = 122/2433
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/297
Pre-race routine:

Woke up feeling heavy and with a uneasy stomach. Back was very tight,too, which was worrisome.

Breakfast was oatmeal and a handful of cereal.
Event warmup:

None. Also, was pretty far back in the pack, and we didn't get to start until almost 20min after the gun. Was shivering cold waiting to get started.
Run
  • 1h 35m 25s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a much better run than I had expected at the start of this morning. Though the start was a little slow and I dodged a lot of people, felt like the pace was pretty comfortable early on. I was able to bump up the effort at specific points, and was happy with being able to keep up the effort each time.
What would you do differently?:

#1 - Warm up before the race, and #2 - start with more appropritely paced group. Both should let me start with a better pace in earlier miles.

Might try starting the middle phase of my race a mile earlier (e.g. mile 7 instead of 8).
Post race
Warm down:

Not much. Just walked around a bit before returning to the finish chute to find Katie.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of warmup.

Event comments:

A few issues getting the race started, but overall a great event. Expo is OK for marathon, but not nearly as extravagant as White Rock. However, food tent afterwards is great (even beer and ice cream!)

Not as much live music on the course as last year, but aid stations were well staffed and plenty of cheering.




Last updated: 2009-12-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:25 | 13.1 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/297
Overall: 122/2433
Performance: Good
01) 7:50 02) 7:53 03) 7:40 04) 7:21 HR: 150 05) 7:29 HR: 153 06) 7:24 HR: 151 07) 7:41 HR: 155 08) 7:46 HR: 154 09) 7:02 HR: 157 10) 6:40 HR: 160 11) 6:27 HR: 166 12) 6:56 HR: 169 13) 6:13 HR: 177 .1) 5:40/mi HR:184
Course: Loop course starting in downtown Fort Worth. Some hills - more long then steep in most cases, though not severe in either.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4