All Women and One Lucky Guy - RunHalf Marathon


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Newburyport, Massachusetts
United States
loco
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 41s
Overall Rank = 415/838
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 32/63
Pre-race routine:

I got there very early. Too early, but on the upside, I got a great parking space!
Event warmup:

Ran about 15 minutes, then walked around for about 30 minutes. Did a bit of stretching too.
Run
  • 2h 10m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 59s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

I didn't train properly - I did my long runs with a friend who runs much slower than me. So I had done the time, but not enough speed work or pace work.
Post race
Warm down:

Hang out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

taining and weight.

Event comments:

I may sound like an old curmudgeon - but I hate the way that so many women wear headphones. It makes for a boring race when no one is chatting. It was a quiet group of women. I even heard a couple of GPS's giving turn-by-turn directions. Really? You need that when there are a 1000 other women running with you and oodles of volunteers at every turn? Turn off and tune in to your fellow runners!




Last updated: 2012-10-31 12:00 AM
Running
02:10:41 | 13.1 miles | 09m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 32/63
Overall: 415/838
Performance: Good
I didn't wear a watch because I wanted to race by feel. I thought I was running faster than I was... First 3 miles in about 28 minutes so I thought I was at a good pace.
Course: Fairly flat, with a few gradual hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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