Fort4Fitness Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Wayne, Indiana
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 40s
Overall Rank = 412/2908
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 27/125
Pre-race routine:

I got up around 3:30 and had some breakfast.
Event warmup:

Before I left for the race, I did some yoga stretches. My left hamstring is definitely a problem. I decided to take 3 ibuprofen before the race. I usually don't like to do this as it masks possible problems, but I figured this is the last race of the season and I can take some time off after the race.
Run
  • 1h 46m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

My left hamstring bothered me from the start. I knew if I pushed things I would get into trouble. I tried to just run a steady pace. I was hoping it would loosen up but it never did. That all said, I was still 1.6 seconds/mile faster than last year.
What would you do differently?:

I was really training for the SWAT triathlon two weeks ago and wasn't really ready for this race. I hadn't done a long run for 4 weeks prior to this race. I need to work on getting more mileage over the winter and focus on better stretching.
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged back to the car and got my warm-ups on and went back to watch my sister finish. This was here first race over a 5k.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Left hamstring. Overall poor conditioning for half marathon. Both hamstrings were still sore from two weeks ago.

Event comments:

This is an exceptionally well organized race.




Last updated: 2010-06-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:40 | 13.1 miles | 08m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/125
Overall: 124/2908
Performance: Below average
8:3 8:06 8:03 7:58 8:00 8:05 8:05 7:52 8:00 8:16 8:20 8:23 8:03 0:51 1:46:40.
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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