Charlotte's Thunder Road Half Marathon - Amica Insurance - RunHalf Marathon


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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Thunder Road Marathon
30F / -1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 05m 17s
Overall Rank = 1657/3231
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 127/187
Pre-race routine:

Ate steak for dinner at one of those fancy restaurants.stretched the night before the race and went to bed early.
Event warmup:

woke up early and stretched real good. It was cold so we went into the convention arena ubtil the last minute, then moved to the race start.
Run
  • 2h 05m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I used this run as a training session so my time was slower than a normal race. I hadn't run hard since the Beach to Battleship only a month earlier. My body didnt argue with me and the first 11 miles flew by. I then started arguing with my body telling it that it needed to slow down or I could ruin my training plan (for tobacco road full). It was a great race and alot of support.
What would you do differently?:

I guess stopping at an aid station at mile 12, but that was all part of a master plan.
Post race
Warm down:

Wow, they actually trucked our race bags to the finish line so as soon as the race was over I was able to grab my bag and put dry warm clothes on. Lets see, they didnt have many snacks, just gatoraid and snicker protein bars. The best thing was the free coffee that was given out. That was so welcome that I didnt even sniff out the beer. Besides, theres always beer in the truck.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

the engine

Event comments:

I think Ive only ran a couple dozen races but of those this is my all time favorite running race and third overall favorite (behind Beach to Battleship and White Lake HIM races).




Last updated: 2010-09-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:05:17 | 13.1 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 127/187
Overall: 1657/3231
Performance: Good
Lap Data Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 09m 33s 1.00 miles 09m 33s /mile 157 172 2 09m 29s 1.00 miles 09m 29s /mile 161 177 3 09m 16s 1.00 miles 09m 16s /mile 152 164 4 08m 59s 1.00 miles 08m 59s /mile 165 179 5 09m 14s 1.00 miles 09m 14s /mile 161 173 6 08m 51s 1.00 miles 08m 51s /mile 161 172 7 08m 57s 1.00 miles 08m 57s /mile 162 170 8 09m 13s 1.00 miles 09m 13s /mile 161 193 9 08m 44s 1.00 miles 08m 44s /mile 163 181 10 08m 51s 1.00 miles 08m 51s /mile 167 181 11 09m 08s 1.00 miles 09m 08s /mile 167 180 12 10m 38s 1.00 miles 10m 38s /mile 152 174 13 11m 46s 1.00 miles 11m 46s /mile 150 177 14 04m 56s 0.29 miles 17m 01s /mile 149 178
Course: there were alot of hills but they didnt seem to bother us. The csenery was good and there was alot of fan support. It took a few minutes to get into a good rythem but once there the miles flew by. Since this was supposed to be a training run I had already decided I would run 9 miles and then run/walk the rest. I also wanted to go at my usual long run pace of about 9:40's. The race went to good and I was having fun so mile 9 went by, then mile 10, then mile 11. I finally decided I should slow down and even stopped at an aid station for a couple minutes.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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