Dallas White Rock Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Dallas, Texas
United States
38F / 3C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 28s
Overall Rank = 1818/9588
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 207/647
Pre-race routine:

Clif Bar and water for breakfast.
Event warmup:

Stretched and walked to start corral. Tried to keep out of the wind to keep warm.
Run
  • 1h 55m 28s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall a good run and PR. Started off a little quicker than I had planned, but I was feeling good and felt like I could keep the pace and even picked it up as the race progressed.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Walk to car to warm up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Felt like a good race overall.

Event comments:

The start was very well organized. Two minute gaps between corrals was good to keep the first few miles from being too crowded.




Last updated: 2010-10-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:28 | 13.1 miles | 08m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 207/647
Overall: 1818/9588
Performance: Good
Avg 146 Max 163 9:11.5 9:01.7 8:47.2 8:58.9 8:52.8 7:41.4 10:21.8 8:30.4 8:51.0 8:35.0 8:28.0 8:32.5 7:39.9 2:01.6 Michael's Garmin data file will have accurate splits since we ran together. Chip Data: 3.107 miles in 27:55 8:59/mi pace 3.107 miles in 27:47 8:57/mi pace 3.107 miles in 27:08 8:44/mi pace 3.789 miles in 32:38 8:37/mi pace
Course: Good course. I think the mile markers were a little off... some long, a few short, but not a big deal. My friends Garmin had the total course a little long.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4