Half at the Hamptons - RunHalf Marathon


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Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
United States
LOCO Sports
38F / 3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 22s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Event warmup:

I was sick as a dog all week, so I just stood around still wondering if I was even going to be able to finish.
Run
  • 1h 52m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

I was wicked sick all week and had not worked out since Monday, so it was a total crap shoot just to start. I was 7 minutes slower than what I wanted to be before getting sick, but the face that I was even toeing the line was a surprise to me considering how I felt Saturday night going to bed. I started near the very back and just worked on slowly passing large groups of people the whole time. I felt good enough to speed up after the first 3 miles, but when 11.5 miles came I instantly fell apart. Lack of eating, working out, sleep, and still not 100% healthy finally caught up to me at the end of a miserable week of being sick.
What would you do differently?:

Well if I got rid of my kids, wife, job, etc. I probably could have avoided getting sick, but since that will not happen I could not have done much different.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Getting wicked sick.

Event comments:

I plan to go back to this race again and race it healthy. I think I can take a big chunk of time off.




Last updated: 2011-12-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:52:22 | 13.1 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: pretty flat half through Hampton.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]