Sunburst Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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South Bend, Indiana
United States
62F / 17C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 51s
Overall Rank = 548/999
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 63/78
Pre-race routine:

Woke up a bit later than normal. Ate a bagel, some OJ and a coffee.
Got to the race about 35-40 minutes before the start.
Event warmup:

Ran for about 10 minutes. Did some stretching.
Run
  • 2h 02m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

I have had severe allergies the last 3 days. I had a raspy cough due to sinus drainage, but not a cold. I ran pretty well, and actually slowed down to talk with a couple people. Really, my race should have been about 7-8 minutes faster, but I didn't really mind the conversation.
What would you do differently?:

My job has been a killer since the end of my last HIM 4 weeks ago. I have had minimal training, about half of what I should have been doing. I have also concentrated on my bike a bit more, so I need a bit more balance.


Post race
Warm down:

Gatorade, some stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't really know. I slowed down to talk to people and kept thsi more an observational study race than a full blown get up and go race.

Event comments:

This is definitely a fun race, and was a fairly "social" event for me as I slowed to talk a couple times for 2-5 minutes each. Real world time was probably more in the area of 1:55-ish. I will drop the hammer in the Warsaw Sprint Tri and redeem myself!




Last updated: 2006-04-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:02:51 | 13.1 miles | 09m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 63/78
Overall: 548/999
Performance: Average
Mileage markers were jacked up, so this is going to be incomplete: Mile 1: 10:30" 150 BPM Mile 2: 10:36" 155 BPM Mile 3: 10:20" 152 BPM Miles 4-5: 20:50" 149BPM Mile 6: 9:17" 169 BPM Miles 7-8: 19:38" 167 BPM Miles 9-10: 17:51 168 BPM Mile 11: 9:21" 161 BPM - I think HRM was a little off. Rest of race: 14:30" 162 BPM (HRM Still low)
Course: Pretty shaded. Lots of people. A Couple of inclines, and really only 2 hills.
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4