Kentucky Derby Mini Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 04m 35s
Overall Rank = 3649/11394
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 156/296
Pre-race routine:

Excited for my first race, woke up before my alarm.
Event warmup:

Traffic into downtown was heavy so we arrived a few minutes late. Was not able to stretch, but had a 1/4 mile walk from the car to the starting line.
Run
  • 2h 04m 35s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

First two or three miles were tough since I was not able to stretch or go to the bathroom before the race. Had to stop at the first porta-potty at mile 1. First three miles were around 12-13 min/mile pace to warm up my legs. Once I felt warmed up at the start of mile four I picked up the pace. Most of my training was on the treadmill so I was worried about pacing myself since I usually run faster than intended when I don't constantly monitor myself. My goal was even split or slightly faster second half, 2h12m total. Once I got in the groove at the 4th mile I think I did a great job pacing for my first race. Probably could've shaved 20-30 seconds/mile off my time but didn't want to push too hard for my first race.
What would you do differently?:

Arrive earlier and stretch.
Post race
Warm down:

Some light stretching and walking around the festival area for 20-30minutes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Did not stretch before starting race.

Event comments:

I thought everything was great for my first race. Flat, easy course helped me focus on keeping the pace I wanted.




Last updated: 2011-02-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:04:35 | 13.1 miles | 09m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 156/296
Overall: 3649/11394
Performance: Good
10k time - 1:02:31
Course: Fairly flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
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