Rochester Holiday Inn Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Rochester, Minnesota
United States
Rochester Track Club
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 48m 26s
Overall Rank = 159/484
Age Group = m30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/31
Pre-race routine:

bagel and pop on the drive down to Rochester
Event warmup:

About one mile easy, took some water and a gel about 30 minutes prior to race, stomach got a little nervous.
Run
  • 1h 48m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Didn't expect the hills, started out strong, on pace. Slowed a little after 5 miles or so, was okay with that. Felt dead at mile 10, very slow last 5k.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure. This was just a tune-up style race for my Oct. marathon, and I didn't decide to run it till 20 hours before race time.
Post race
Warm down:

walked a mile back to my car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills, heat, uping my training too fast.

Event comments:

Hilly course, nice number of participants. Starts on mostly residential roads and the last 10 or so are on bike/walking paths followning a river and lake, up to the road, and back down to the river under bridges the entire time.




Last updated: 2010-08-27 12:00 AM
Running
01:48:26 | 13.1 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/31
Overall: 159/484
Performance: Below average
Course: First 3 miles were hilly, rest was very rolling, not much flat at all. Felt like the wind was in my face all day.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4