GO! St. Louis Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Race start time: 7:00AM, temp upper 60's, sunny, windy.

Warmup: Light jogging near starting line.

For the first two miles of the run it was elbow to elbow. When I reached mile 7 I had to go into my run/walk routine until the end of the race. It was hot and I was cooked! In addition to the elements of heat and wind the course was rolling....nothing much flat about it. Tough! Most difficult half marathon I have run to date; this was my fifth and second of this year.

Garmin Data:


2h 06m 31s 13.16 miles 09m 37s/Mi

Min HR: 97 Avg HR: 155 Max HR: 172

Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR
01 08m 31s 1.00 miles 08m 31s /mile 148 169
02 08m 30s 1.00 miles 08m 30s /mile 149 155
03 08m 47s 1.00 miles 08m 47s /mile 159 165
04 08m 23s 1.00 miles 08m 23s /mile 159 164
05 08m 46s 1.00 miles 08m 46s /mile 163 166
06 09m 23s 1.00 miles 09m 23s /mile 163 166
07 10m 29s 1.00 miles 10m 29s /mile 157 165
08 10m 46s 1.00 miles 10m 46s /mile 153 159
09 10m 14s 1.00 miles 10m 14s /mile 149 159
10 10m 25s 1.00 miles 10m 25s /mile 154 160
11 09m 59s 1.00 miles 09m 59s /mile 154 162
12 11m 04s 1.00 miles 11m 04s /mile 153 158
13 09m 55s 1.00 miles 09m 55s /mile 155 167
14 01m 20s 0.16 miles 08m 19s /mile

HR Range in zone
Zone 1 88-105 16s
Zone 2 106-122 41s
Zone 3 123-140 02m 19s
Zone 4 141-158 1h 21m 48s
Zone 5 159-175 41m 40s

Fueling:

4 day load of Race Day Boost.
First day; 2x
Day two-four 3x a day.
Powder when home...tablets when traveling

Prerace: 1 hr before, RCS, EA, AF
15 min prior - one gel
Mile 5 - one enduro
Mile 8 - RCS, Enduro
Mile 9 - one gel
Drank about 15 oz of Heed (bottle and one half)

Largest Half Marathon race I have run so far. Guess I should have started at a slower pace, But I don't know if that would have made much difference. Anyway, my fifth place finish was still enough for an award. Age group awards went 5 deep; Nice! This race had the most porta-potties in one place that I have ever seen.