Badgerland Striders South Shore Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Badgerland Strider
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 27m 2s
Overall Rank = 36/836
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/67
Pre-race routine:

pick up shwimmycoacher, speedway for coffee and gatorade, to the venue to register!
Event warmup:

ran the first mile + of the course, turned around came back and stretched
Run
  • 1h 27m 2s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Plan was to use this as tune up for next months Marathon up in Green Bay. Plan was to run comfy @ pace i want for the marathon and just relax and have fun at this. started back in the pack and ended up bobbing and weaving some thru the crowd until i saw some familiar faces and knew they would be running around the pace i wanted. In all there were about 12 to 15 people in this group and group dynamics took control...........pace was faster than i was hoping for, but was feeling comfy. Got to the 5ish mile mark and realized my mind was slipping into race mode and wanted out of that bigtime as again, i wasnt racing this event, that wasnt the goal. seperated myself from that group and hit the turn around in 41:12 and actually felt pretty dam good to be honest. settled into a nice comfy pace after that and just cruised in.
What would you do differently?:

have to get nutrition down pat again as this is the second race in a row now that i have been affected by a blood sugar crash of sorts. about mile 11 i started feeling a "crash" coming on and tapered back a bit more. came across the line, stole nashers apple, went the chip/cookie/soda buffet line and gorged. then i felt better!!
Post race
Warm down:

stretched some, walked around, cheered in some friends!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nadda

Event comments:

if looking for a low budget race, this would be a must do on the list!!




Last updated: 2010-04-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:27:02 | 13.1 miles | 06m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/67
Overall: 36/836
Performance: Good
Course: out and back along the bike path
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3