Trailbreaker Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Waukesha, Wisconsin
United States
The Park Foundation of Waukesha
40F / 4C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 30m 19s
Overall Rank = 30/436
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/34
Run
  • 1h 30m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

This course starts fast and for the most part stays fast. My plan was to do a contolled pace until about mile 9-10. Then hopefully have enough left to finish strong. As I made my way out of town and began the bike trail part, I was glancing at my garmin and noticing roughly 6:30 miles. This is not a controlled pace! Since the course is so flat, I decided to roll the dice and see if I could keep it up, or at least keep it under 6:45 pace. Going into the wind heading out, I tucked in with a small group of guys for awhile. These guys looked like good runners - a few of them had no trouble holding a conversation. I decided to push the pace and break away but I was passed by them later. At the turn around (7 mi) it was slightly down hill and wind at our backs. There were 3 aid stations and I had trouble getting much down at each one. With about 3 miles to go I slowed down a lot. My form was terrible, HR high 170's, and got passed by half dozen people. This is exactly how I did not want to run this, I felt like walking but managed around 7:30 mi the rest of the way. This was my chance to break 1:30:00 because it's flat and a better strategy would have got me there.
What would you do differently?:

Not think I'm better than I am. finishing a race like this on fumes with 3 miles to go not the preferred method
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pacing. Although I had a good first 10 mi, I lost too much in the last 3

Event comments:

This was a well run event and thanks to all who volunteered




Last updated: 2011-04-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:30:19 | 13.1 miles | 06m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/34
Overall: 30/436
Performance:
Course: Flat and fast. Some windy spots on bike trail.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
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Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
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