Mercedes Half-Marathon - Run


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
30F / -1C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 53s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/136
Pre-race routine:

5am wake up; bfast was sm. bowl oatmeal, orange, H20
630am: Powerbar
Event warmup:

wu: easy 5 minute jog, good stretch.
Run
  • 1h 31m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Totally stoked. This is a new PR! I was looking to break 1:39, but wasn't sure with the hilly course. mile 1 at 6:26, felt great but thought I might want to pull back a little. Splits as follows
Mile 2 - 6:54; Mile 3 - 6:53; Mile 4 - 7:03; Mile 5 - 7:00; Mile 6 - 7:45; Mile 7 - 6:46
Mile 8 - 7:16; Mile 9 - 7:23; Mile 10 - 7:23; Mile 11 - 6:33; Mile 12 - 6:59; Mile 13 - 7:09

What would you do differently?:

Might have gone out too fast, but stayed with it. Felt great.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race, great shwag, very well organized. Looking to keep this on race schedule for long time.




Last updated: 2006-02-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:31:53 | 13.1 miles | 07m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/136
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Splits as follows Mile 2 - 6:54; Mile 3 - 6:53; Mile 4 - 7:03; Mile 5 - 7:00; Mile 6 - 7:45; Mile 7 - 6:46 Mile 8 - 7:16; Mile 9 - 7:23; Mile 10 - 7:23; Mile 11 - 6:33; Mile 12 - 6:59; Mile 13 - 7:09
Course: rolling hills, with one long climb around mile 6. Overall, a great challenging course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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