The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m 24s
Overall Rank = 1194/4777
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 138/311
Pre-race routine:

didn't sleep well-off and on all night. work up at 5:30, got dressed and had oatmeal for breakfast. drove to Ft. Worth
Event warmup:

walked around, went to bathroom and then found KP; did some light stretching and lined up for start
Run
  • 1h 57m 24s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

started out a little fast, but not too fast. pace was good. light knee pain around mile 3. ran ahead of 9 min/mile goal pace majority of race. slowed down between miles 9 and 12. average pace stayed good. sped up last mile and sprinted approx. last .1 mile. it felt good to leave it all out there. had a great finish i'm very proud of.
What would you do differently?:

not much. i trained hard and ran hard.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around the expo and got some goodies. drank tons of fluids. didn't feel right immediately afterwards, but after i got some fluids in me, i felt tons better. i was a little sore, but overall i felt great post-race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

i wouldn't have wanted to complete any faster for my first half. but i guess more training and experience in this distance limited my performance

Event comments:

a little disorganized, but better than others i've done. overall, this was a good event.


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Last updated: 2009-12-28 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:24 | 13.1 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 138/311
Overall: 1194/4777
Performance: Good
Course: fairly hilly, around downtown and surrounding areas
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4