Trailbreaker Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Waukesha, Wisconsin
United States
The Park Foundation of Waukesha
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 40s
Overall Rank = 203/436
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 20/31
Pre-race routine:

Ate a Cliff bar and a bottle of Gatorade
Arrived early to watch the start of the marathon
Event warmup:

Sat around in the gym trying to relax
Went outside about 15 minutes before the start to job alittle to loosen up
Run
  • 1h 55m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out too fast and then tried to hang on for the rest of the run.
What would you do differently?:

Try to maintain a more even pacing during the race. However, the concern was if I went out slower to start, I may still have dropped off at the same rate.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate an apple and bagel and walked around trying to keep from cramping up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need to work on more speed work to become accustom to maintain the faster pace. The original plan was to run the full, but change the plan about a month earlier due to not being able to get in the distance in training. For this reason, there was more focus on the slower pace for the longer distance.

Event comments:

There were only 3 drink stations, which makes me glad that I carried my own. I was able to run throught the stations and not get caught up in the slow down as others are getting the drinks.




Last updated: 2011-04-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:40 | 13.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/31
Overall: 203/436
Performance: Average
1 - 8:08 2 - 8:09 3 - 8:09 4 - 8:28 5 - 8:27 6 - 8:46 7 - 9:09 8 - 8:52 9 - 9:09 10 - 9:20 11 - 9:12 12 - 9:09 13 - 9:41 .1 - :56
Course: Very flat course. The biggest rises were the bridges over the river.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3