Halloween 1/2 Marathon - Run


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Coral Springs, Florida
United States
Multi Race
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 46s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 6/11
Pre-race routine:

1/2 banana, 1/2 bottle accelerade.
Event warmup:

Short jog, stretching, jog.
Run
  • 1h 59m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Completed race but it didn't go very well. I started out too quick. I didn't see any mile markers and wasn't sure of my pace. Even though I tried slowing down I don't think I did. Hit mile 4 at 34:04 for about an 8:30 pace. Too fast for me. Slowed down to about 9 min per mile but didn't feel strong. At mile 8, felt better and thought my pace was faster but it was had actually slowed to about 9:15. Slowed down even more the next few miles, about 9:22. Last mile was really slow and then I realized I had to speed up to break 2 hr. and barely made it. My goal was to break 1:55.
What would you do differently?:

Start out slower and watch for mile markers. Wear Garmin to watch pace and know where miles are.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around, drink water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Beginning pace.

Event comments:

Nice local race but course is kind of boring. No spectators. Not a big turnout. After the first few miles I pretty much ran alone. (except for all the people passing me!!)




Last updated: 2006-01-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:46 | 13.1 miles | 09m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/11
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Along some back roads out west in Coral Springs.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2