Germantown Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Germantown , Tennessee
United States
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 51s
Overall Rank = 12/1100
Age Group = 30-34m
Age Group Rank = 1/63
Pre-race routine:

Shower
Eat two mini bagels with Agave nectar. Stretch, water, gatorade,coffee.
Stretch.
Event warmup:

Run to porta potty and back to car trying to decide what to wear for cold, wind, and rain. Went with shorts, and longsleeve under armour. Gloves which i ditched prematurely at mile 4 before the wind and rain started.
Run
  • 1h 23m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

I am a month away from Boston. I ran a 1:25:45 here last year and wanted to better that. 1:20 was a goal WAY in the back of my mind.
Mile 1 6:22 noticed a few guys around me who I had seen before. One I felt was faster than me and one who had beaten me at the tape in a 5k last year(Felipe). I let the faster guy go ahead as not to go out too fast.
Mile 2 6:47 Uh oh, maybe too slow. Gotta pick it up although most of mile 2 was uphill.
Mile 3 6:30 Downhill. Still with the Felipe. Gotta pick it up a little
Mile 4 6:19 Better. Ditch my gloves
Mile 5 6:13 Rain starts hammering. Wish I hadn't ditched gloves
Mile 6 6:24 Still holding a good pace. Here we meet the leaders already thru mile 8. Rain hammering. Getting colder
42:17 halfway
Mile 7 6:18 Still with Felipe-man his footsteps are loud in these puddles
Mile 8 6:19 Here, we turn into a stiff headwind with the rain still pounding.
Mile 9 6:29 Headwind blowing hard. I start getting a sidestitch
Mile 10 6:22 Finally pull away from Felipe. Start to push hard to get under 1:24 Rain hammering. Hands very cold.
Mile 11 6:20 Feeling strong now with less headwind. Pass a guy.
Mile 12 6:23 Gotta keep pushing. Pass another guy. Sub 1:24 in reach
Mile 13 6:18 Pass a girl. Push through to finish. Rain hammering down
  • 1 :39
    • 2nd half 41:34
    Total 1:23:51

    Man was I glad to be finished. Dried off, changed clothes and shivered while cheering a few finishers on. Very happy with this race considering the conditions.
    What would you do differently?:

    Not much. Maybe go out a little faster.
    Post race
    Warm down:

    Starbucks and man was it good. Hot shower.

    What limited your ability to perform faster:

    Wind.

    Event comments:

    I have done this race 4 or 5 times and I love it. Small enough to not be crowded but big enough to offer all you need.




    Last updated: 2010-03-22 12:00 AM
    Running
    01:23:51 | 13.1 miles | 06m 24s  min/mile
    Age Group: 1/63
    Overall: 12/1100
    Performance: Good
    Course: Relatively flat loop. Weather was the difficult factor today with a headwind for much of the second half.
    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