New Prague Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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New Prague, Minnesota
United States
New Prague Chanber of Commerce
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 54s
Overall Rank = 4/354
Age Group = M30-35
Age Group Rank = 1/20
Pre-race routine:

Two packs of oatmeal 2.5 hours pre-race. No Powerbars (was out). Had a PureFit bar on the drive down (1.5+ hours pre-race), some Sharkies an hour pre-race, and a Rotane 15 minutes prior. (Was also sipping on Roctane Drink.) Took a regular Gu at mile 7.
Event warmup:

Jogged about a mile WU, and then back and forth to the car a bit. Stretched a bit while standing, and stretched heels well just 5 minutes before the race.
Run
  • 1h 20m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a run where everything just clicked. I didn't START believing it until around mile 5, and then I knew I was in for something special around mile 9. I was working, but it felt SOOO good. Was a little slow turning the corner into town just before the mile 12 marker, but then I went nuts on the downhill to start that mile.
What would you do differently?:

Not a whole lot. I WANT to say I could go harder from miles 3-7, but I think I found the perfect pace - any harder could have been disastrous by mile 11.
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged to the car twice. That was it. Then iced my right foot once I got to Eagan.

Event comments:

This could get real nasty on a windy day, but today was PERFECT.




Last updated: 2012-05-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:20:54 | 13.1 miles | 06m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/20
Overall: 4/354
Performance: Good
6:17, 6:12, 6:17, 6:17, 6:13, 6:14, 6:10, 6:18, 6:21, 6:11, 6:08, 6:10, 5:23, 0:37 = 6:10.27 / mile. 31:18 through 5, 1:02:35 through 10.
Course: A "lollipop" starting in town with a 10 mile loop in the country. Lots of hills. More flat the last 2 miles.
Keeping cool Good 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4