The Middle Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Murfreesboro, Tennessee
United States
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 7h 00m
Overall Rank = 606/1790
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 70/126
Pre-race routine:

Ate about 600 calorie breakfast. Used port-a-john about 30 mins. prior to race. Walked from house to event about .7 miles
Event warmup:

Normal stretching routine. Felt very loose.
Run
  • 2h 07m
  • 13.6 miles
  • 09m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Wore both Pat Straps and knees felt great. Maintained a sub 9 min/mile pace for about 7 miles. Slowed a lot around mile 9. Never felt like I wanted to stop. Took my time and finished strong. Very happy with my first Half-Marathon. Praise God!
What would you do differently?:

Start training earlier and work on my distance.
Post race
Warm down:

Quads and Hamstrings cramped a little after race. Stretched and sat down a while after I ate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough training.

Event comments:

Other than the screw up on the course, this race was awesome. I didn't agree with the official time. My GPS watch was actually a little quicker time....about 1 minute.




Last updated: 2011-02-22 12:00 AM
Running
02:07:00 | 13.6 miles | 09m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 70/126
Overall: 606/1790
Performance: Good
Course: Course was longer than described. Police would not allow us to run down East street and we ran down Fairview instead which added .5 miles to the course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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