Air Force Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Dayton, Ohio
United States
US Air Force
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 40s
Overall Rank = 1051/4608
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 101/251
Pre-race routine:

Usual pre-race breakfast at home, a little bit of fluid. Dressed warm. Got to the race and walked the good 2-3 miles to the start line. Had a balance bar and banana about 60-30 minutes prior to start, took off my warm clothes, and got ready.
Event warmup:

Light jogging in the grass next to the start area. Stretched my calves and hamstrings a little bit too.
Run
  • 1h 58m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great for the run. Not as fast as I was in Indy early this year, but I expected that. I'm 10-15 lbs heavier right now, and haven't been training the run like I was back then. Had a gel every 3-4 miles when running, and took 1 salt tab around mile 7 and another around mile 11. Abdominal muscles started to cramp right about 1/2 mile to go, but CK pushed me to keep going after taking a couple short walk breaks and I finished strong.
What would you do differently?:

More focused run training leading up the race would have made a huge difference I'm sure. My real goal was to gauge my fitness leading up to the Poconos 70.3 on October 2, and try to find a pace I thought I could hold in that race. I'm very happy with how things went.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate some LaRosa's Pizza and drank some beer and then made the long slow walk back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. I'm sure I could have pushed harder through the race, but again, goal was 2:00 in preparation for Poconos 70.3, and I hit that goal, so I'm happy.

Event comments:

A great race put on by the United States Air Force. One of my favorite races, and I plan on repeating one of the events here every year I can.




Last updated: 2011-02-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:40 | 13.1 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 101/251
Overall: 1051/4608
Performance: Good
Official splits: 5 miles: 44:21 (PR) 9 miles: 1:20:26 GPS miles splits: 8:43; 8:46; 8:46; 8:48; 8:48; 8:49; 8:50; 9:06; 9:12; 9:18; 9:16; 8:51; 9:20 Others: 5K: 27:11, 10K: 54:35
Course: Start at the Air Force Museum, then ran through parts of Area A at WPAFB and back. Maybe 2 or 3 hills of decent length, not too steep, and otherwise pretty flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5