Cellcom Green Bay Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
48F / 9C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 11m 46s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 85/
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 5, 1/2 bagel, G2, orange at the hotel. Banana on the way to race. Decent parking spot at Lambeau.
Event warmup:

Found Donkeys, talked, went potty. Got in a .75 warm-up with strides, various other things. Decent stretch after, focused on hips. More on that later.
Run
  • 2h 11m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Two good weeks of solid runs leading up to this race had my confidence high. Coach asked me in the moring what my stategy was. I said, 'go out in 8:50's and keep runnign 8:50's". He wantyed me to start with 9:00's and see what happened. 9:00's for hte 13.1 miles gets me sub-2. Well, I started with 8:30's and had a hard time slowing down. The pee stop at mile 3 was too long and it hurt me time-wise and mentally.

Never really recovered and hit 5 miles in 48:00. THREE MINUTES SLOWER than I wanted. About mile 9 the wheels were coming off and my form fell apart. Slowed to a "jog" and pushed on. Even hitting mile 12 and Lambeau shortly thereafter did nothing for my pace or adrenaline like I thought it might.

For the first time in a long distance race,, my feet hurt today. I think the shoes were tied too tight. The real issue that gotr to me was my hips. Just not strong enough. I definitely need more strength training and core work.
What would you do differently?:

Go out in 9:00 miles, then chase the sub-2 at the end if I need to.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, got my medal, shirt, water. After that it was on to brats and chocolate milk. I love Wisconsin racing!

Dropped my stuff at the car, went back to tfinish line in time to see Donkeys and other friends finish. Nice BQ's for two Donkeys and a friend from church. Another friend from the Y missed Boston by 27 seconds. She was heartbroken. Tough to find words to say to her.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Core fitness, and my brain. I've got to learn from this...

Event comments:

Loved everything about this race. First rate operation. Great venue for a race.




Last updated: 2010-05-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:11:46 | 13.1 miles | 10m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Pretty flat through the neighborhoods around Lambeau. Plenty of shade on a sunny day. Light breeze at best. Sweet run through Lambeau Field, actually took two steps on the grass. Sorry about that security. Well, not really.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5