Gasparilla Distance Festival - RunHalf Marathon


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Tampa, Florida
United States
46F / 8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 05m 11s
Overall Rank = 1587/3893
Age Group = 25 - 29
Age Group Rank = 111/180
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:15AM. Ate a Cliff Builder bar, drank 1/4 cup of coffee, drove to race. Traffic was bad getting to parking, so I ended up starting much farther back than I wanted to.
Event warmup:

None.
Run
  • 2h 05m 11s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I picked a bad race to start back into distance running. The crowd was unorganized. There were too many people in the wrong starting place and I started off too slow. Was shooting for 9 min ave mile but blew my chances of that in the first 6 miles due to stop and go. Miles 6-13 were great and with negative splits. I should have shed the long sleeve shirt sooner than mile 8, but was worried about getting too cold. When I did shed it, I realized that it was completely soaked in sweat. Waited too long.
What would you do differently?:

Leave the house earlier. I did not expect such a large crowd and spent too much time in traffic, which resulted in starting with the 10:30 pacers, which were a mix of 10:30 to 13:00 pacers.
Post race
Warm down:

I was very cold after the race. I walked around waiting for Jennifer to finish and tried to stay warm. Ate everything that I could get (banana, fruit/protein smoothie)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bad starting position. I could have trained more.

Event comments:

Start should have been better organized.




Last updated: 2010-01-25 12:00 AM
Running
02:05:11 | 13.1 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 111/180
Overall: 1587/3893
Performance: Below average
It was hard to track the miles. Since it was so dark, I missed a lot of the mile markers, so my splits were all messed up. First and second mile were much longer than I wanted them to be. The crowd of runners were bottle-necked getting over the bridge, and we all ended up walking. I REALLY WISH people would start in their pace groups.
Course: Very flat. Two small bridges. Mostly pavement, with concrete on Bayshore Blvd.
Keeping cool Average 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? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2