Secret City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Oakridge, Tennessee
United States
Oak Ridge Track Club
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 42s
Overall Rank = 77/361
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/23
Pre-race routine:

Up @ 5:00am, ate cereal, 4-oz OJ, vitamins, 24-oz water with Nuuns. Left for race at 5:30am, srank coffee on the way. Arrived at 6:45am, ate gel & drank water.
Event warmup:

Jogged & simulated target pace (8:00) for about 1/2 mile. My right knee had been hurting, but once I warmed up, the pain went away. Felt like I was good to go for the race.
Run
  • 1h 50m 42s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was to run a 8:00 pace; with faster times on the downhill 1st 1/2 of the loop and slower times on the uphill 2nd half. I went out too fast and suffered on the last 2.5 miles. I walked through water stops to lower my heart rate.
What would you do differently?:

Control my pace better on the early part of the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank and walked for about 1/4mi, then stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of knowledge of the course and not enough road miles.

Event comments:

Nice job of putting on the race. I'll likely do this again next year.




Last updated: 2010-10-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:42 | 13.1 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/23
Overall: 77/361
Performance: Average
Course: Double loop up from National Fitness up to Watts Bar and back; out on roads, back on the greenways. Nice course with volunteers spaced throughout, sparse in most places, but crowds at a couple of points. Advertised as flat and fast, but I recorded 1405' ascent. Still nice course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3