New York City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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New York, New York
United States
New York Road Runner's Club
47F / 8C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 47s
Overall Rank = 1006/15331
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 139/1210
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:30 a.m. and had some dry cereal and powerade Took the subway to race start.
Event warmup:

Jog from subway to race start.
Run
  • 1h 31m 47s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

I was shooting for a 1:30 and was going to try to run that pace. However, my more realistic goal was to break 1:35. I held back on first mile due to fear of going out to fast and reached first mile at 7.18. I then pushed over next 2 miles to try to get back on pace. By mile 8, I had no speed to run under 7.00 to push for a 1:30. Overall, very pleased with race and beat my PR by over 6 minutes. Mile splits - 7.18; 6.44; 6.37; 7.06; 7.07; 6.51; 6.53; 7.03; 7.00; 7.05; 7.06; 7.07 & 7.49 (1.1).
What would you do differently?:

Train a little harder and try to not to make up pace so much right away.
Post race
Warm down:

Took about 10 minutes to get through maze to race exit. Then walked home.

Event comments:

This race would be a 5 but for the $120 race entry fee. It is a major race and destination race for many. It is a hometown race for me and can pay $30 to race other HM. I heard the later corrals took 20-25 minutes to get to start.




Last updated: 2012-01-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:31:47 | 13.1 miles | 07m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 139/1210
Overall: 1006/15331
Performance: Good
Course: One loop around Central Park, south on 7th Avenue to 42nd Street. West on 42nd Street to West Side Highway. South on West Side Highway to tunnel to FDR. Exit FDR at Water Street and then Water St. to finish line at Maiden Lane.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4