Melbourne Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Total Time = 1h 59m 11s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up early, brekkie of a banana, a slice of toast and some juice. Wife dropped me off close to the MCG where the start was, so was there early enough to have a wander round then headed off towards the start.
Event warmup:

Walking from the drop off to the start was my warmup!
Run
  • 1h 59m 11s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 05m 39s  min/km
Comments:

Awesome atmosphere, running along the streets of Melbourne!
Took it easy for the first half to make sure I didn't make a mess of myself. Got to the halfway point in 1:01:00 so thought it would be touch and go for a 2 hour run. Picked it up a bit on the way back until 16k when I knew I had to push the last 5k. This was where it started to hurt as my long runs have only been up to 14k recently, not enough I know, but surprisingly I held on, and managed to pick it up again for the last 2-3ks. Approaching the MCG again was awesome, and to finish inside that wonderful stadium was a huge honour! To think I've been on the MCG turf as often as the Freo Dockers have this year is amazing!
Garmin told me I had done 21.1 at 1:59:11 but we still had 200m to go so one last sprint (which got me the 199 HR) got me over the official line in 1:59:56. (Not sure which time to use here, official, or the garmin! Garmin will do for now)
Got some water and fruit, saw a friend finish the marathon, then headed home for a nice shower!
What would you do differently?:

Think I ran the perfect race, given my fitness and knee issues. Nutrition & hydration were both good, just need to run more, and longer.
Post race
Warm down:

Wandering round the MCG !

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of long run training, and a suspect right leg

Event comments:

Awesome event, wonderful volunteers and amazing spectators. Will see how the schedule and training goes for next year........




Last updated: 2010-08-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:11 | 21.1 kms | 05m 39s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Avg HR 173, max HR 199 !!!!!
Course:
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