TMC Fleet Feet Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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tucson, Arizona
United States
Everyone Runs
41F / 5C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 41s
Overall Rank = 53/312
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/16
Pre-race routine:

Had a small bowl of cereal, a banana and some juice. It was in the upper 30's at my place, so I put on the running tights and a few layers. When I got to the race start, it was in the low 40's. Sniffed the air, and then stripped off the tights and put on running shorts. Glad I did.
Event warmup:

Jogging from car to stadium, and then a little around. Not much- about 1/2 mile.
Run
  • 1h 41m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Held it at a heart rate in the low 150's- about 80% max. That felt solid, yet sustainable. Turned out that it was. Legs felt a bit heavy during the 1st couple miles, and I thought I had gone out too fast, but once I settled into the pace, I felt like I could do it all day. Right under an 8min/mi. Talked to a lot of people along the way and generally had a good time. Then, when I got past 9 miles, I slowly inched the pace up and allowed my HR climb through the upper 150's. Worked out well, metered just enough for a strong finish with everything I had left. Last two miles were sub-7min, which for me is terrific.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe take the 1st mile just a little slower to warm up. or... do a better warm-up. Other than that, I'm happy with my pacing. However- I wonder how I would have done had I did all the early miles 10 sec faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Downed H2O, stretched, had a banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

That's it man. that's all the speed I got. Nothing limited it.

Event comments:

This is a small, well run, easy, friendly event. Over 300 in the half marathon, and another 300+ in the 5K. Nothing spectacular, but it was certainly well run and organized, Steve Landau does a nice job. Oh- and we got a sharp, red, tech t-shirt, as well as a long sleeve cotton T. There was a eggs/beans/tortilla breakfast. Awards ceremony- they gave out etched beer mugs as trophies- which I like, as they're actually usable. Got one last year, but not this year.




Last updated: 2010-07-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:41 | 13.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 0/312
Performance: Good
Summary 01:41:41 13.12 07:45 mi 1 1.00 07:51 2 1.00 08:13 3 1.00 07:56 4 1.00 07:59 5 1.00 07:49 6 1.00 07:51 7 1.00 08:02 8 1.00 07:46 9 1.00 07:52 10 1.00 07:49 11 1.00 07:47 12 1.00 07:09 13 1.00 06:46 14 0.12 06:31
Course: Fairly flat. Nicely marked. Excellent support at every turn and crossing. Plenty of water and XOOD stations
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4