Frederick Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Frederick, Maryland
United States
Corrigan Sports
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 24s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/292
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:30.1st car at the Fairgrounds out of the 7K runners; arrived at 5:40 am with my friend Karen. Ate 1/2 english muffin at 4:30. Talked with Karen in her car and other tri-club members atthe porta-johns ;)
Event warmup:

Jogged for 10 min. then stretched.
Run
  • 1h 43m 24s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran an even pace throughout so that is good, but I felt like I was running stronger the last 4 miles. There were many fluid stations and I know I drank from about 8, 2Gatorade and the rest H20. This course has MANY turns through neighborhoods ect. and it makes it a little more unusual type of run. There were quite few cheering sections for the small town of Frederick which was a nice surprise. I have avoided this race because of the traffic nightmares but registered this year only so I could run it with my daughter Katie. But since she broke her ankle in December she still can't run much and could not race.
It was an enjoyable event and I will run it again.
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate more the day and night before.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, hydrate, bagel, jog 10 min., stretch, walk,stretch, keep hydrating

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sure.

Event comments:

Excellent race and Corrigan did a great job!!




Last updated: 2011-05-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:43:24 | 13.1 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/292
Overall: 71/
Performance: Good
Course: People say it is a difficult course but it is not, it is a good course with some rollers and of course a bigger hill close to the finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5