Lowell Sun Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Lowell, Massachusetts
United States
Greater Lowell Roadrunners
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 48m 15s
Overall Rank = 363/1490
Age Group = Men 30-39
Age Group Rank = 91/215
Pre-race routine:

no routine really. the only consistent thing from race to race is coffee and nerves.

Event warmup:

just some light stretching. i let the first mile at an easy pace be the warmup
Run
  • 1h 48m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

very happy with my first half marathon. I really felt like I ran it just right.
basically ran at the upper limit of what I could maintain for the first 10 miles, then
turned it up and did an 8:03,7:48, and 7:48 to finish.
What would you do differently?:

nothing. very happy.
Post race
Warm down:

this was a problem i didn't anticipate. because there were so many runners, there was no room to stretch and loosen up afterwards. I got corralled into the exit chute shoulder to shoulder with all of the other runners and it took a good 5-8 minutes to get through. managed to stretch a little afterwards, but by then I had already really tightened up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing at all.

Event comments:

great day with some new running friends!




Last updated: 2010-10-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:48:15 | 13.1 miles | 08m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 91/215
Overall: 363/1490
Performance: Good
Course: nice course. pretty much flat with a couple quick rollers. half the road closed off for most of the course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4