OBX Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Nags Head, North Carolina
United States
Outer Banks Sporting Events
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 54m 14s
Overall Rank = 215/2387
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 31/430
Pre-race routine:

Two advils, apple w/ 2 TB pb and a few sips of water.
Event warmup:

Nice one mile jog w/ Tony around the race start. Legs felt good. I was ready to go.
Run
  • 1h 54m 14s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Awesome race! My best effort ever as far as executing a plan. Plus I had so much more to give out on the course but I was focused on sticking to my plan and running a negative split.

First 7 miles my pace was 8:52, last 6 miles my pace was 8:29. It felt easy and I was super happy with my race. I think I could have gone faster in the beginning but I was trying really hard to finish stronger plus save some for the bridge.

Actual race pace/distance: 13.2m and 8:40pace only 3 sec. off what I need to do for Boston. This race was a confidence boost. Finished 629 out of 3758 (male and female runners).
What would you do differently?:

Nothing except learn from experience and hopefully be able to go faster in the beginning and still finish super strong.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and drank some water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

Great race - well organized and super crowd support.




Last updated: 2010-09-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:54:14 | 13.1 miles | 08m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 31/430
Overall: 430/2387
Performance: Good
Z2 for the first 9m then Z4 up the bridge and eventually Z5 to the finish.
Course: Super flat until the bridge then a gradual 2 m climb up and over the bridge.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5