Gold Coast Airport Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Gold Coast, Queensland
Australia
Gold Coast Events Management Ltd
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 48s
Overall Rank = 1532/8006
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 83/716
Pre-race routine:

Quick coffee, 3 (yes 3) toilet visits and a peanut Clif bar - now my favourite thing since I got some imported. Why, oh why do they not sell them here in Oz!
Event warmup:

Warm up?! Not really my style....
Run
  • 1h 43m 48s
  • 21 kms
  • 04m 56s  min/km
Comments:

Thought I would try following a pacer this year but about 2km in the 1h50 guy started overtaking the 1h40 guy who started yelling at him so I decided I was doing fine and would pace myself. Pace was very even throughout and I just kept going.
Quite enjoyed the race all in all. It felt comfortable, although my legs were feeling it towards the end, and don't get my wrong, it wasn't easy. There was a stage about 2-3km from the finish where I felt pretty nauseous but I figured it would be almost as quick to just get to the end and deal with it then.
What would you do differently?:

Possibly could have held a slightly faster pace throughout but this was faster than my aim so I am really happy. I think I can do 1h 40. My running friends think 1h 30 but they are delusional.
Also, maybe I should tape my toes. It doesn't matter how short my nails are I get one that bleeds when I run over 10k or so. Oh, and I lost another toenail - 2 down.....
Post race
Warm down:

I walked a km to meet my supporters and then another to the car. Then went for a quick shower and a MASSIVE breakfast.

Event comments:

Its a good race but getting ever more popular so you have to have a strategy to deal with the crowds at the start.




Last updated: 2011-01-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:43:48 | 21 kms | 04m 56s  min/km
Age Group: 0/716
Overall: 0/8006
Performance: Good
Course: Flat, along the coast line basically. Out and back route.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 3