Summerfest Half Marathon and 10k - RunHalf Marathon


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milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
80sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 50m 40s
Overall Rank = 32/1548 F
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/103
Pre-race routine:

pop tarts and diet pepsi
Event warmup:

doing this report in august...cant remember lots about my warm up. did some easy running with pickups
Run
  • 50m 40s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

very hot and humid. course only had water at first station. (supposed to be water and gatorade every mile) around mile 5 they had some gallons, so had to pick up a dirty cup to get a drink. Ran as hard as I could in the conditions...thought I was around a 8:20 or so pace. did not walk at all, as many, many did.
What would you do differently?:

bring my own drink.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat, lack of water

Event comments:

very poor planning for a huge race. also NO age group awards??? what the heck??? expensive race, nothing to drink. that said, will probably do next year, as this same disaster can not happen twice!! made the news for several days...in a very poor way!




Last updated: 2011-06-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:50:40 | 06.2 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/103
Overall: 103/1548 F
Performance: Average
1/8:40 2/8:00 3/7:26 4/7:32 5/9:00 6.2/9:59
Course: up and over the Hoan?? sp?? Bridge, out and back course finishing down in Summerfest grounds
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2