Great Bay Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Newmarket, New Hampshire
United States
LOCO Sports
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 48m 52s
Overall Rank = 223/870
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 28/63
Pre-race routine:

Late race with an 11 start time. Twiddled my thumbs and got all undecided about what to wear.
Event warmup:

Ran easy for 5-10 minutes and tried to center. got 2x into portajohn, still had to pee most of the race.
Run
  • 1h 48m 52s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Absolutely thrilled here. My goals was 9's and I crushed them. I got behind the 8:30 pacer and hung with him for the first 7 or so and still felt really good. Pulled ahead on the back side and surprised the hell out of myself holding the pace and not bonking. just wow. in much better shape than I thought I was.
What would you do differently?:

First 13.1 in a couple of years so I had no real idea of what i'd be able to do. most all of my training has been in the 10's. maybe stay with the 8 pacer next time
Post race
Warm down:

lots of delicious soup.

Event comments:

The dirt road was in really bad shape. The RD should have coordinated with the town to have gotten the grading done before the race. This is a signature event for Loco and Newmarket and I think they did themselves a disservice putting people out in packs on that surface.




Last updated: 2013-03-29 12:00 AM
Running
01:48:52 | 13.1 miles | 08m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 28/63
Overall: 223/870
Performance: Good
Course: hilly loop. really bad dirt section with potholes everywhere.
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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3