Ole Man River Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
NOTC
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 28s
Overall Rank = 40/379
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/45
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at hotel, ate PB sandwich and headed out.
Event warmup:

4 mile warm up. Intent of this race was to run 17 miles. Long warm up to initiate a wall around mile 10, and goal was to keep an 8:00 pace after the wall hits.
Run
  • 1h 34m 28s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Took water at all tables.
Nutrition: Gu at start, Accel Gel at 4, Gu at 8. Felt hungry at mile 3, but went away.
See above for plan. Per usual, plan was scrapped at mile 4 and just ran hard for last 9. Easy neg split second half. Felt great. Minor quad/calf pain and sore starting at mile 5, but ran through it.
Was being chased at the end, which encouraged some nice, fast running after mile 12. Finished strong. Never felt the long warm up.
What would you do differently?:

Neg split every mile and finish all out. If doing wall training, warm up 7 and just do a 20.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran 0.35 back to the truck. Slim Fast recovery during heavy stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Held back on 1st 4 miles.

Event comments:

I just can't pin down NOTC. Post-race activities were almost nil and registration seemed unorganized. HOWEVER, they plan a great route and provide great provisions throughout. That's the stuff that matters, and why I would really like to do this race regularly.




Last updated: 2010-12-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:34:28 | 13.1 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/45
Overall: 40/379
Performance: Good
See Training Center.
Course: Weaving route around City Park in New Orleans. Perfectly flat. Nice course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4