Charlotte's Thunder Road Half Marathon - Amica Insurance - RunHalf Marathon


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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Thunder Road Marathon
32F / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 09m 33s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Bagel and cream cheese, coffee

Event warmup:

We were running so late, didn't have time to warm up. Ran from the bathroom at the convention center to the start line as my warm up.
Run
  • 2h 09m 33s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

So many people at the start that it was hard to get into the right pace. Finally thinned out around halfway where I could get into a good rhythm. Ran:walk at least 4:1, sometimes up to 7:1 if I was going downhill.
What would you do differently?:

Try to stay to the side at the start so I can get going faster, although I had a good negative split run.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much of one, need to work on remembering to cool down--so excited about finishing!

Event comments:

It was a little chaotic at the finish line. will need to coordinate better with friends and family to set up a meeting place after the race. I loved the race, the time of year isn't so great. I couldn't get anything done for Christmas until this was over, so I wasn't very ready for the holidays.




Last updated: 2010-01-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:33 | 13.1 miles | 09m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
1st 3 miles: 30:43 2nd 3 miles: 30:51 mile 7 9:56 mile 8 9:40 mile 9 9:14 mile 10 9:45 mile 11 9:36 mile 12 9:41 mile 13 9:03 (no walking)
Course: Somewhat hilly, similar to terrain at home
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4