Bank of America Gasparilla Half-Marathon - Run


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Tampa Bay, Florida
United States
Bank of America
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 45m 15s
Overall Rank = 213/1740
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 26/111
Pre-race routine:

Woke up to raging thunderstorms. Great.

Had bowl of oatmeal and a cup of coffee.

Drove with Jess and Liz over to the race start. Made our own parking space, as we were stuck in traffic with 10 minutes before the scheduled start. Hoofed it over to the starting pen and weasled up towards the front.

Shot a gel about then.
Event warmup:

Walk over to the start. Stretch. Not really much else to be done.

Turned out the start was delayed 30 minutes, but they didn't tell us until 10-15 min after the scheduled start, so there wasn't time to do much except sit in the holding pen and try to stay loose.
Run
  • 1h 45m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. A bit wet due to the rain. Windy in a few sections too, especially near the end.

Felt good throughout. I ran even splits, and kept my HR basically at my last measured LT for the whole race.
What would you do differently?:

Change the weather? Overcast was nice, but I could done without the rain and wind. :)
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, found Haley and Aaron. Stretched. Got sticked by Haley.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much apart from the weather.

Event comments:

Great race, and great fun with all the BTers who were there!




Last updated: 2006-01-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:45:15 | 13.1 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/111
Overall: 213/1740
Performance: Good
Ran pretty much even splits the whole race. The first couple were fast, but then I settled in at just about an 7:55/8:00 pace. Average HR = 169
Course: Looped through Tampa and the surrounding neighborhoods. Swung by the airport. A couple overpasses to mix things up from being flat.
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5