Girls Inc. Run for the Treasure Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Panama City Beach, Florida
United States
Girls Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 22s
Overall Rank = 1/113
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, ate some JJD bread with peanut butter, last minute prep and drove to start 10 min away.
Event warmup:

Minimal run, maybe 1/2 mile
Run
  • 1h 31m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

This was for JJD's bachelor party, and it was pirate themed and he wanted us to all wear pirate gear for the race. I deviated from the normal gear and wore a puffy pirate shirt (long sleeved poly-cotton) and a doo rag. Started fast (6:48s for the 1st 2 miles)but felt good. There were 2 runners ahead of JY and I after 2 miles that had a very comfortable lead, so we were thinking of just racing for 3rd and 4th. The lead runner had an M-Dot tat, so I figured he knew how to pace and had the race in the bag. I left JY at around 4. At Mile 5 I noticed that the front 2 were slowing considerably. I passed them both (they were running together) at Mile 6 to take the lead. I felt strong and ran hard to extend the lead after the turn. I was toast at Mile 10 and the 2nd place guy had shortened my lead to maybe 300 yards. I pushed as hard as possible. At Mile 12 2nd place started walking and I could no longer see him behind me. I relaxed and coasted in. 1st ever 1/2 Mary win. Felt good.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear a puffy pirate shirt...
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pirate gear.

Event comments:

How could a race sponsored by "Girls, Inc" be bad?




Last updated: 2012-08-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:31:22 | 13.1 miles | 06m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 1/113
Performance: Good
Course: O&B down PCB highway that parallelled the beach front. The roads were rough and there was no shade anywhere on the route. The course had very subtle 1/2 mile slopes throughout.
Keeping cool Below average 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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4