Staten Island Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Staten Island, New York
United States
New York Road Runners
51F / 11C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 29m 48s
Overall Rank = 270/5803
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 36/437
Pre-race routine:

I took the 7:00 a.m. ferry to Staten Island, checked my bag and stretched.
Event warmup:

Some stretching.
Run
  • 1h 29m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my attempt to break a PR and the elusive 1:30 mark. I wanted to get to the 10 mile mark by 1:08 so I can do the finally 5k in 22 minutes or less. Wanted to be careful not to go out too fast but I knew I would lose some time on the hill on mile 9.

I executed my plan perfectly and hit the following splits: 6.54; 6.40; 6.42; 6.45; 6.53; 6.43; 6.56; 6.51; 7.04 (hill); 6.55; 6.48, 6.58, 6.49 and .47.

I got to mile 10 at 1:08.27 and knew it would be close. I began to feel some right calf cramping at about 11.75 and said to myself run through the pain. I picked up pace on mile 13 and the last mile was relatively hilly. I knew I made it at mile 13 because the last .1 was downhill and I was not going to stop and had some sprint left at me.

I was trying to hit the finish line under the clock 1:30 for the photos but I think I cross just at 1:30. My net time was 1:29.48 and was super excited. I did this race 8 minutes slower last year.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Post race
Warm down:

I changed clothes and attempted to stretch out my cramping right calf.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramp in last mile.

Event comments:

They changed the course this year and made it a little flatter. This helped me get to the elusive 1:30 mark.




Last updated: 2012-10-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:29:48 | 13.1 miles | 06m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 36/437
Overall: 270/5803
Performance: Good
Course: The course begins at Richmond County Ball Field near the ferry and then goes along Richmond Terrace, Bat Street to Father Capoddano and then returns the same route. Relatively flat course with a hill at mile 8-9.
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] 4