Zombie Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Anchorage, Alaska
United States
ARC & Skinny Raven Sports
35F / 2C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 15m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove to race finish where I met up with my friend Allene who shuttled me back to the start line (thanks Allene!). Picked up bib and hung out till start time
Event warmup:

Jogged around the park a few times to stay warm.
Run
  • 2h 14m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good the first few miles and had to slow the pace a few times. I realized around mile 4 that I might be able to get a PR. This wasn't even in my mind as a possibility before I started. My training wasn't as consistent as last year and I feel that I am still overcoming my injuries from the beginning of the year. Miles 5 - 10, I just tried to stay at a consistent pace. At the start of mile 10, I picked up the pace and would have had the last 3 miles as my fastest except for the GIANT 1/2 mile hill at the very end. This hill shattered me - I need to look up the hill profile, but it was long and steep. This is my 2nd HM and I finished almost 4 minutes faster this time - very happy with the results!

This was a fun race - it was a "zombie run" and many were dressed up not only as zombies, but other halloween costumes. My favorite where the guys dressed up as Reno 911 cops with their short shorts! A lady with a dog was running near me for quite a while and the dog had a fake arm in its mouth - cracked up every time I saw it.

Lap
1 10m 13s
2 09m 34s
3 10m 08s
4 10m 12s
5 10m 25s
6 10m 15s
7 10m 41s
8 10m 54s
9 10m 49s
10 10m 15s
11 09m 57s
12 09m 55s
13 10m 15s
14 01m 24s


What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

walked around the finish area then got in line for my tshirt and pizza. Went home grabbed and shower (by then it was snowing) then drove 3 hours through a snow storm to the cabin where family was staying. Needless to stay I was quite sore when I got there!

Found out that I missed an awesome Aurora display the night before - somewhat of a bummer but wouldn't have changed anything.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

train more consistently

Event comments:

The race was put on by the local running club. Great course! Would have been great if they had shuttles from the finish to start so I wouldn't have had to get a friend up on Saturday morning to haul my ass to the start. Also only 2 drink stations so I ended up taking my water fanny pack.




Last updated: 2012-10-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:14:56 | 13.1 miles | 10m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Start at Goose lake, run down Chester creek trail to Tony Knowles coastal trail to Kincaid Park Chalet
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3