Wounded Warrior Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Irving, Texas
United States
Dallas Athletes
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 01m 21s
Overall Rank = 109/659
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/65
Pre-race routine:

Awoke at 5:15 and had coffee and a Lara Bar. Arrived early at parking ramp to avoid traffic (about 6pm). Walked down to start line around 7:15
Event warmup:

portapotty stop. then Gu about 7:30. Short quarter mile warmup run about 10 min before start.
Run
  • 2h 01m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out with the 1:50 pace group since this was just slower than my PR time in my April Half Mary. BIG mistake! that was too fast due to the heat. I hung with them until mile 5 and then crumbled! Should have started with the 2 hour pace group and then sped up. Oh well lessons learned! the heat/humidity was brutal! Water stations were well placed but I should have carried more water/Gu Brew with me! I was almost staggering by the end...hot and dehydrated.
What would you do differently?:

get a 6 bottle fuel belt. run with out my shirt...it was soaked and uncomfortable.
Post race
Warm down:

sat on my ass by the Mustangs and drank everything I could get my hands on!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

the Heat and Humidity. Really, I think I did pretty well considering the heat...I think I was pretty well trained (especially since this was really just a training race for el Scorcho later this summer).

Event comments:

Very well organized...LOTS of pre and post race activities and music. I was impressed! Will do this race again next year




Last updated: 2010-06-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:01:21 | 13.1 miles | 09m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/65
Overall: 109/659
Performance: Average
Course: began by the Mustangs in William's Square in Las Colinas. Wound into Las Colinas and then onto the Irving City Parks trail (name?). Looped around the trail at under 635/161 and back again. nice trail, mostly tree lined.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4