Island 2 Island Half Marathon (formerly MD Half Marathon) - RunHalf Marathon


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Ocean City, Maryland
United States
OC Tri-Running Sports
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 26m 42s
Overall Rank = 1039/1304
Age Group = f 30-39
Age Group Rank = 208/283
Pre-race routine:

Bananas, coffee, water
Event warmup:

None, worried to finish let alone add to the distance w a warmup!
Run
  • 2h 26m 42s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Wish I had gone out faster& could have skipped the bathroom breaks. Added a min or so each, & I don't usually have to stop on weekend long runs. But under 2:30, which is what I wanted. Never had to walk, & finished@ a good pace. Just wish I could have started w& maintained that 10:40 or 10:50. Brand new garmin, maybe I just never saw how erratic my pace was before& just had some baseless delusion about consistency.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe have tried to hit the bathroom before the start v@ the third mi. Truly had to pee already when the gun went off. Would have eliminated@ least one of the bathroom breaks.
Post race
Warm down:

Froze my butt off waiting for the shuttle back to the start! Actually very well run, w the bag check I was able to change into warmer cloths, a very well run race& not too huge.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bathroom breaks. Tried to avoid dehydration ahead of time & apparently over did it!

Event comments:

Really fun! As fun as running can be for a non runner.




Last updated: 2011-03-26 12:00 AM
Running
02:26:42 | 13.1 miles | 11m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/283
Overall: 0/1304
Performance: Good
1st mi- 11:05, 2nd mi- 11even, 3rd - 12:11 bathroom break, 4th -10:40, 5th - 11:03, 6th - 10:58, 7th - 11:17, 8th - 11:16, 9th - 12:58 2nd bathroom break, 10th - 10:34, 11th - 10:45, 12th - 10:36, 13th - 10:45
Course: Flat, only inclines were the ramps for the 2 bridges. One @ the very beginning& one@ the very end
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4