Buffalo Creek Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Sarver, Pennsylvania
United States
Buf Councilfalo Trail
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 29s
Overall Rank = 193/725
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 21/41
Pre-race routine:

Three pancakes and a gatorade. 15 minute drive to check in.
Event warmup:

About 3/4 mile easy jog right before the start.
Run
  • 1h 47m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Last year I ran about a perfect race here. This year I was just out too fast despite really trying to hold back. It eventually caught up to me around mile 9.
What would you do differently?:

My fitness fell off because I started coaching a youth swim team in early Sept. I could feel my fitness going away. I wanted to break 1:45, but still PRed by almost 3 minutes.
Post race
Warm down:

Eat a bunch of pizza and wait for my friends to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training down the stretch really hurt me. If I had the same fitness level I had from my July half I think I could have gone close to 1:45. That and VERY windy. That and my weight has been stagnant. For almost 48, 225#, and only about 16-18 miles a week, I guess I have to be pretty happy!

Event comments:

Just keeps getting better every year. Very good first half.




Last updated: 2011-09-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:47:29 | 13.1 miles | 08m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/41
Overall: 41/725
Performance: Average
Mile splits according to mile markers. No Garmin. Mile 1 - 7:06 (over 100' of downhill to start - way too fast!) Mile 2 - 8:02 Mile 3 - 8:09 Mile 4 - 8:09 Mile 5 - 8:04 Mile 6 - 7:59 Mile 7 - 8:11 Mile 8 - 8:26 Mile 9 - 8:23 Mile 10 - 8:44 Mile 11 - 8:47 Mile 12 - 8:34 Mile 13 - 8:21 Last 0.1 - 0:33 (really hustling!)
Course: Rail trail. Net 700 foot drop. Very scenic, only one minor hill at the end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Ok
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