Runner's World Sandy Point Half - RunHalf Marathon


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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Start To Finish Events
12C / 54F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 20s
Overall Rank = 73/475
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 20/70
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:45am, Milo smoothie and muffin with marmite and coffee. 3 hours sleep as the neighbours were having a house warming party!

Wore my sleeveless orange NB top over the the sleeveless black RA top.
Event warmup:

10 mins stretching at home then a 5 minute run at the event. Amazingly when I returned to the car after the short run to drop off some clothing, there was a woman at the car in front, dressed in her race gear having a smoke!!! Unbelievable!
Run
  • 1h 33m 20s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 04m 25s  min/km
Comments:

Cold start, it began raining just as we lined up to go. It pelted down and with the stiff Northerly it was cold heading into it on the first leg. Rain stopped after about 20 mins and stayed away but was around long enough to get soaked and cold. Having wet shoes gave me some blister issues and I even had a bleeding blister on my left achilles tendon which I didn't know I had until I was queuing for the goodies bag at the end.[I cannot remember the last time I had a blister on my achilles tendons!!!) It was right after I noticed a guy who I thought had a blood nose from the blood on his shirt but got a better look and saw he had bled copiously from chafing of both nipples! Ouch!
What would you do differently?:

Push harder at the start although I was a bit conservative due to lack of running since the GC Marathon on 2nd July. I was unsure of what I would be capable of so pace setting was bit tricky early on. I actually hadn't run this far since that race. Very surprised and pleased with the negative splitting of the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Power Gel when I first finished. Bath, red wine, champagne cocktail!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

More LT training but this was a 'C' race for me so very happy with what I did!

Event comments:

Good race, 'free' T shirt and goodies. Race entry fee $60. They must be hoping that next year the wx is finally good on race day! (We had the warmest days on record for Sept on the two days leading up to this race and yet today was cold and wet!)




Last updated: 2006-06-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:33:20 | 21.1 kms | 04m 25s  min/km
Age Group: 20/70
Overall: 73/475
Performance: Good
Km pace; 1 4:42 2 4:16 3 4:29 4 4:33 5 4:24 6 4:26 7 4:31 8 4:30 9 4:29 10 4:30 11 4:28 12 4:35 13 4:30 14 4:30 15 4:30 16 4:28 17 4:33 18 4:14 19 4:20 20 4:03 21 4:12 21.1 0:16
Course: 2x10km laps (plus "extra" short leg at Sandy Oval on the last lap)from Trey Bit Reserve to Bay Rd and return. Mostly flat except for the small hills around Brighton.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3