Eugene Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Eugene, Oregon
United States
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 58m 20s
Overall Rank = 1077/
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 43/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4am for oatmeal and coffee. At 5:30 I started sipping electrolyte drink.
Event warmup:

Walked several blocks tothe starting area.
Run
  • 1h 58m 20s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I kept the 4:00 marathon balloons in my sight the whole time. When the course split I was right next to them so it was just a matter of running sub 9's for the last 3 or so miles.
What would you do differently?:

I'm training for IMCDA so this was all a part of the build up. If I were only running this I would log more miles, etc.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked through recovery and grabbed food. Went into the stands to watch the first few marathon finishers then left. I'm pretty sure my friend Dave qualified for Boston.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

tri training took away from just straight run training.

Event comments:

Nothing like running in Eugene, the track capital.




Last updated: 2010-04-24 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:20 | 13.1 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Eugene university area which means hills and hippies. Way out Amazon and back to campus. Across the river for the last few miles then back across for the finish on the Hayward Field track. Nice!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5