Atlanta Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 06m 14s
Overall Rank = 8222/8489
Age Group = 46
Age Group Rank = 508/520
Pre-race routine:

Yoga stretching on day before race. Ate 2 slices of white bread with peanut butter and banana. Cup of coffee and about 20 oz. of Powerade.
Event warmup:

Walk to race start, light stretching.
Run
  • 3h 06m 14s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Had planned on a run walk strategy. However, felt pretty good and ran for the first 9.5 miles. It was a slow pace just barely better than a walk. Walked about 40% of the rest of the race from 9.5 miles to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Train more/better.
Post race
Warm down:

Oh my gosh. The stiffness and soreness were incredible. I could barely walk once I finally slowed completely down. Stepping up onto or down off off of a curb was difficult. I am still very sore and stiff 24 hours later. Consuming a lot of water right now and going trying to stretch as much as I can tolerate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too fat.

Event comments:

The run is my least favorite segment of triathlon. I did this not because I like to run or it was easy. I did this because it was a challenge and I wanted to see if I could do it. A year ago I could barely walk a mile so I have come a long way. I still have a ways to go but I am making progress. I had fun and plan on doing it again next year. With some consistent training through the next year I should improve and should be able to handle this a lot better.




Last updated: 2011-11-25 12:00 AM
Running
03:06:14 | 13.1 miles | 14m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 508/520
Overall: 520/8489
Performance: Average
Course: Nice course some hills but not bad at all. Hills seemed much worse towards the end but that was also due to being tired.
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4