Baltimore Running Festival - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Baltimore, Maryland
United States
Baltimore Running Festival
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 8s
Overall Rank = 2196/8056
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1357/3321
Pre-race routine:

Arrived way too early, parking was easy, nice 1/2 mile walk to start line area, so good warmup.
Event warmup:

Long walk to start line area.
Run
  • 1h 59m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Was a great 1/2 marathon. I felt wonderful the entire race. Hillier course than I thought. I ran the Frederick Marathon, and that was hilly. But this was no slouch of a course. Some good hills here. But overall, a beautiful course with great spectator support. I did not "race" this, but ran it as a decent workout, not too fast. My last big run prior to IMFL (where I was glacially slow).
What would you do differently?:

Drink more. I had good nutrition (Hammer/Perpetuem), but didn't take in enough water. Calves were a bit tight at the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Nice walk/jog for 1/2 mile back to car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much other than myself. No outside influences. Was a great crowd, great race. Never been in a race/festival so big.

Event comments:

My only issue with the race was the cattle-chute at the end to get out of the finish area and out of the fencing. That was handled poorly and the organizers should have more exit routes for next year.




Last updated: 2010-08-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:08 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/3321
Overall: 0/8056
Performance: Good
None
Course: Baltimore. Hilly.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]