MetroPCS Dallas Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Dallas, Texas
United States
MetroPCS Dallas Marathon
68F / 20C
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 19s
Overall Rank = 1808/9876
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 177/533
Pre-race routine:

Only got about 4 hours of sleep in before the race. Woke up, showered to loosen up, then headed out to the race about 4:45. Ate a bit and hung out in the Convention Center until it was time to head to the Corral.
Event warmup:

Walking from the convention center to the starting area.
Run
  • 2h 00m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first running event (started doing Triathlons earlier this year). Went easy the first 6 miles, (about 9:20mm) and picked it up. Was having trouble getting into a grove because there were so many people.
What would you do differently?:

Could have gone out a bit harder and made up those 19 seconds somewhere. The most important goal was to negative split, secondary goal was to break 2 hours. Oh well.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The humidity!

Event comments:

Fun race, it was incredibly humid. That had me a little hesitant in the early stages of the run. Can't wait to do this race again next year.




Last updated: 2012-10-08 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:19 | 13.1 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 177/533
Overall: 1808/9876
Performance: Average
Course: There was a hill around mile 11 that was not much to my liking, but not anything terrible. My GPS had the course about .18 long, but I'm sure the GPS was off. I thought I was closer to the finish than I was, otherwise I could have paced myself a bit better at the end instead of thinking I had about a 2 minute cushion.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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