Oleksak Lumber Spring Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Westfield, Massachusetts
United States
Westfield Boys and Girls Club
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 26s
Overall Rank = 49/663
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

On Saturday, I pulled a calf muscle and spent all day trying to work it out - massage, heat, running, shower, etc. With some advil overnight, it felt better in morning. Got up, had coffee, banana and bagel. Drove to Westfield (about 40 mins) and got shirt and number. Contemplated what to wear based on weather and decided on shorts, compression shorts, long sleeve light base and Underarmor T-Shirt on top.
Event warmup:

Ran about 1/2 mile to see what my calf would do - felt pretty good.
Run
  • 1h 33m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

My best distance run EVER. Smashed my HM PR by over 6 minutes. Calf was never an issue. I felt strong and confident throughout the race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Wandered about looking for familiar faces, but didn't see any. Went inside and got some food - good stuff - pasta, meatballs, salad, bread. Went back outside and saw a couple people I knew.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I ran as fast as I could for my fitness level. I am sure I can always train more and get faster, but I did feel that at age 48, this may have been a peak moment for me.

Event comments:

Everything went well - check in was fast, good shirt, volunteers plentiful and friendly, water every 2 miles, GU at midpoint, traffic managed, good food after the race, cool homemade wooden finisher medal. I like this race.

The group managing this was coping with a huge increase in participation also - last year was about half as many people, so WELL DONE!




Last updated: 2012-02-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:33:26 | 13.1 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 49/663
Performance: Good
Course: Flat start, then hills from 2-5 miles. Then downhill for a bit. Then pretty flat for second half.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5