Cowtown Marathon: UNTHSC Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Ft. Worth, Texas
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 21m 35s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 202/408
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early. Drove to Ft. Worth. Didn't train for this race due to injury (Achilles tendinitis since Sept 2010) so I was just going to get it done so I could get the 3rd year medal.

I picked up Toni (a gal I know through swim instruction). She had gotten my packet the day before, because I didn't realize that there was no race day packet pickup. She saved me for sure!
Event warmup:

Parking was easy! I was 100 yards away from the start line. And I only paid $5 to park. That's what happens when you get to a race 1 hour early, and it's not a tri.
Run
  • 2h 21m 35s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Did a 3 minute walk, 2 minute run. Just kept to my race plan. I had only done two long training runs (an 8 miler and a 10 miler) since the first week of January- so I knew I was under trained.

Decided if I felt pretty good I would run the last 3 miles and push it the last 2. That's what I did.

Kept around a 11 mm up to mile 10. After mile 10 kept a 9:30 mm.
What would you do differently?:

Not have an injury and get to train. Ha!
Post race
Event comments:

It was at a new venue this year. Venue and course were fine. I hope in the upcoming years they figure out how to get people through the food line and into the T-shirt "room" quicker. The lines were horrible. The two t-shirts were nice though and the food was fine. I was just happy to park so close to the start line.




Last updated: 2011-01-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:21:35 | 13.1 miles | 10m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/408
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4