The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 58m 17s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Not much of a morning eater so I will have to work on that for the HIM
Run
  • 2h 58m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 13m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my 5th year pacing the Cowtown 3 Hr Half.
Every year I have a great group with lots of first time runners both young and older and those folks working their way up.

Lots of stories come out of our conversations and I enjoy helping then achieve their goal.

Funny I'm either a good guy "there's the 3 Hr guy we are still good" or the bad guy "O CRAP there's the 3 Hr guy CRAP" and they speed up, either way I guess the get what they need.

What would you do differently?:

Slowed just a little more going up the mile 9 "Hill" had one minute extra I could have used to let my group recover...

I will make sure my HR chest strap is on correct before the start!
Post race
Warm down:

Strech (not enough) walk around Finish line waiting on some of my group to finish then off for home.

Event comments:

Finished the 5 year Medal series (all Medals are a section of a Star which fits into a wood plaque. FYI, next 3 year series is based on Spurs and looks really cool...




Last updated: 2013-02-17 12:00 AM
Running
02:58:17 | 13.1 miles | 13m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
HR was intermittent chest strap too loose and maybe upside down.
Course: Good course I actually like the 8-9 mile segment through the Stockyards and "looking at the hill" for a mile or so. BEAUTIFUL weather slightly warmer at the finish with a small wind but overall great.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5