Half of Quincy Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Quincy, Massachusetts
United States
38F / 3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 56s
Overall Rank = 454/720
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 77/103
Pre-race routine:

Up at the standard 4:30AM. PBJ on oat bread. Small coffee, some crasins, Starbucks granola bar that was awesome. Vitamin Water and a 24ox water.
Event warmup:

Did double my normal stretch at the Y and felt great.
Run
  • 1h 59m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out slow and got faster. Very happy with my second half and the final four miles in particular.
What would you do differently?:

Really not much for a first effort. I was hoping to hit two hours and did just barely but I don't think I could have done much better even with different pacing.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, bananna, mix1 drink, soup, half a tuna rollup followed by a steam and shower at the Y.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much.

Event comments:

The water stations were poorly run and one ran out of water. Other than that it was good. The post spread was great. Swag lacking but the shirt was nice.




Last updated: 2011-03-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:56 | 13.1 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 77/103
Overall: 454/720
Performance: Good
Mile pace 1, 10:10 2, 9:49 3, 9:55 4, 9:54 5, 9:52 6, 9:23 7, 9:15 8, 9:20 9, 8:44 10, 8:28 11, 8:28 12, 8:07 13, 7:41
Course: 1550 ft of hills which was much more than I thought since I know the area. One hill was very long but I paced it well. Wind off the water was very strong.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4