Mercedes Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
Birmingham Marathon, Inc.
24F / -4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 45m 10s
Overall Rank = 398/3570
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 37/214
Pre-race routine:

Spent the night in Bham with some friends... had a small bagel with peanut butter and some coffee.
Event warmup:

Stood inside Boutwell Auditorium until 0650 because it was so cold out...
Run
  • 1h 45m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great from the start... got through the first mile and then settled into a nice pace. At mile 11 I realized I could reach my goal of 1:45 if I ran the last 2 miles sub 8 min... goal achieved!
What would you do differently?:

Not throw my gloves away at mile 7... I was comfortable at that point and tossed them to a little kid cheering us on... only to freeze the final few miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Powerade, Cahaba Blonde, Jim & Nick's pulled pork sandwich and a massage!

Event comments:

My 2nd time running it... I will do it again!




Last updated: 2013-02-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:45:10 | 13.1 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 37/214
Overall: 398/3570
Performance: Good
Split Time Distance Avg Pace 1 8:29.4 1.00 8:29 2 8:19.0 1.00 8:19 3 8:07.7 1.00 8:08 4 8:02.4 1.00 8:02 5 8:17.3 1.00 8:17 6 8:22.8 1.00 8:23 7 8:10.8 1.00 8:11 8 8:12.3 1.00 8:12 9 7:51.5 1.00 7:52 10 8:03.3 1.00 8:03 11 7:45.8 1.00 7:46 12 7:48.1 1.00 7:48 13 7:43.9 1.00 7:44 14 :00.9 0.00 4:18
Course: Tough course with constant climb from about 6 miles to a little over 8 miles but fun to run around town.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4