Get Lucky Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Paul , Minnesota
United States
Team Ortho
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 37s
Overall Rank = 108/2432
Age Group = 45-49 Men
Age Group Rank = 6/111
Pre-race routine:

1 scrambled egg. 1 cup coffee. a little dry raisin bran. Drove to Race. Ate a Gu about 1/2 hour before and a gatorade.
Event warmup:

little light jogging going from car to race.
Run
  • 1h 34m 37s
  • 13.05 miles
  • 07m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought this was a tough day. I was very hot. I started intending to do 7:10 miles and then hopefully speed up. After four 7:10 miles, it just didn't feel right, so I decided if I could keep 7:15, I would break 1:35. Except for two miles, I was able to do this, so I think this was a good decision.

I am proud of one thing. I know the 1:35 pacer and was talking to him before the race. At about mile 12 he caught me and told me not to let him pass. I made a joke about tripping him if he did, but instead dug deep and put in a 7:01 and a 7:05 mile at the end, with the last .18 at around a 6:30 pace. Since he was doing 7:15 miles, that basically explains the 23 seconds better than 1:35.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure.
Post race
Warm down:

Beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat. Hills.

Event comments:

Way overpriced. ($85?) Hoodie is hideous (hoodious?).




Last updated: 2012-03-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:34:37 | 13.05 miles | 07m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/111
Overall: 108/2432
Performance: Average
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158774944 Half Split was 47:16, so almost perfect even split (double 47:16 is 1:34:32).
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3