Queensland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
The Run Inn
17C / 63F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 44s
Overall Rank = 132/447
Age Group = 40-44 M
Age Group Rank = 25/51
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4am, ate a banana and muesli bar and drank an instant coffee - yuk!
Drove down to Brisbane in the dark and rain and managed to park one street away. I walked over the the rego tent and got my race pack the back to the car to change. Toilet stop and large skinny flat white.
Event warmup:

5 minute walk, 2 minute jog plus pick ups then waited in the rain
Run
  • 1h 40m 44s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 04m 46s  min/km
Comments:

Used my Garmin on pace mode and tried to keep to 4:45 pace, felt just right and managed to hold this comfortably but didn't feel I could go faster. I could see the 1:40 pacer up ahead but couldn't quite catch him!
What would you do differently?:

Wear bandaids on my nipples...
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some sports drink, got my t shirt and medal then went for a 5km easy run to get my long run mileage done. My calves felt very stiff doing this!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of racing experience at this distance

Event comments:

Quite a small race and mainly experienced runners and triathletes. There really needed to be something to eat at the finish, all they gave was more sports drink and a bottle of water




Last updated: 2012-05-27 12:00 AM
Running
01:40:44 | 21.1 kms | 04m 46s  min/km
Age Group: 25/51
Overall: 132/447
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps around an industrial park including lots of 180 deg turns and 4 times over an overpass. Ugly course, especially in the rain! Last 100m went back into the race course and finished in front of the main stand.
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] 3