One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
49F / 9C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 49s
Overall Rank = 268/30994
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/1954
Pre-race routine:

I always take a shower before this race. I know that its all in vain but it wakes me up and makes me feel refreshed. Got ready and drove the hour down to Indy. The hour drive gives me time to think about the race ahead.
Event warmup:

Found Chris and Lane before the race and ran a mile with them before going to our corrals. Really a pretty simple warm up. There are some real advantages for being a guy and having to go to the bathroom with 30,000 other runners. The port o potties were swamped.
Run
  • 1h 24m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

It was a PR day. I thought the wind would be a factor and it really wasn't. I planned to go out strong and just try and hold on instead of doing negative splits. That worked out well for me. You had to work hard against the wind but the wind really help later in the race.
What would you do differently?:

Really nothing. I ran is shoes I bought the day before. I know, you should never do that but this is not the first time I have done that. No blisters or any kind of problems. I meant to get them earlier in the week but my travel schedule prevented me from doing that. It worked out well.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked a mile to my car and raced back home (hour drive) to make it to my daughter's soccer game. Stood for an hour in the freezing rain and wind watching. I didn't want to sit down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My race weight. I can probably take another 2-3 mins off my overall time if I would have been down 10 more pounds

Event comments:

This is the one race I do every year. I have been doing every year since 1998. It's very well organized but this year they gave out less food at the post race party. Fun day! Anyone reading this should consider this race for the future. 30,000 runners makes for a very exciting atmosphere.




Last updated: 2010-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:24:49 | 13.1 miles | 06m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/1954
Overall: 268/30994
Performance: Good
Course: The course started in downtown Indy. It went out to the Indianapolis 500 race track and then back to the city. Its flat and fast. There was about a 20 mile per hour wind before the race that was horrible. we had to run into it for the first 5 miles. I just found tall people to run behind. There was a ton of support on the course and some really good bands and some really awful bands playing music. Running around the 2 mile Indianapolis 500 speed way is truly special. Its very neat to cross the bricks on the finish line at mile 8. Coming out of the track, we had the wind at our backs and I went into a zone. I don't remember much from mile 9 to mile 12. Its one heck of a straight away back to the city. Mile 12-13 is one long straight away as well.
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5