The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 18s
Overall Rank = 150/6870
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 24/487
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal for breakfast.
Was only 40 degrees at start (getting up to 46~48 by finish). Fortunately, wasn't bitter at all.
Clothes - running shorts, technical t-shirt, cut toes off tube socks for cheap arm warmers, running gloves. Last-minute decision to remove headband.
Event warmup:

Jogging from car to bag drop. Was cutting it a little close. Bumped into Aaron Patel right at the start and chatted for a minute.

Run
  • 1h 33m 18s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

A good race. I think I paced it pretty well for my general training/conditioning (or lack thereof). Pretty steady splits, once I got out of the starting crowd. Ditched the arm warmers at mile 11.

Ran my own race and didn't get sucked into others' paces. Picked up pace just the right amount starting at mile 11, giving me enough distance to claw back some positions but still finish strong.
What would you do differently?:

Consistent and targeted training.
Post race
Warm down:

Quick trip through the food line, but didn't eat. Put it into my drop bag, then headed back out to find Lee. Quads were pretty shot, so took it easy incl. some portions of walking. Found him and ran with/encouraged him to the finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of consistent training or focus on distance (or speed).

Event comments:

Always a well-done event. Finished the 5-year medal series this time, completing the "star". Even though I was notable slower than last year's PR, I ran a really good race for my fitness level.




Last updated: 2013-02-25 12:00 AM
Running
01:33:18 | 13.1 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/487
Overall: 150/6870
Performance: Good
Course: Single loop. Some minor hills.
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5