Cincinnati Flying Pig Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
54F / 12C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 47m 40s
Overall Rank = 8438/11056
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 502/568
Pre-race routine:

Ate spaghetti dinner night before and Peanut butter & Honey sandwich the morning of along with a builders bar. Drank some water and headed out to the race.
Event warmup:

Some stretching and walking before hand.
Run
  • 2h 47m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

Im THRILLED with my time!! My goal was under 3 hours, and I did it! This was my second HM and I had performed much much better than the first one.
One of my goals was to make it to mile 6 as that is where the "Hill" starts. Well I made it and actually ran a couple tenths up it, but then decided not to burn myself out to early, so I walked a bit. As the hill grade tapered off, I would run some more until it started getting step again. I continued with this pattern the whole 3+ miles on this section of the run. At mile 10, I told myself, "NO MORE FN WALKING! ITS ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE!!"
The Volunteers.....AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! They were so full of enthusiasm, it was hard not to run my best. The water stations were plentiful and the Gatorade actually tasted like Gatorade. They were well stocked and there were plenty of them handing out the water & Gatorade.
The Spectators...AWESOME as well! Even when the rain started, they stayed on course and cheered even more. It was simply a Great running experience!

What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed a Mylar blanket, some water, an Orange and made my way back to my car. I made my way home and put ice packs on my knees. Once the packs got warm, I flopped on the floor and rolled on my foam roller and stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

AWESOME volunteers and spectators!! There were times when I wanted to walk and take a break, but the enthusiasm and support from everyone would not allow me to. I cant describe in words how the Volunteers and spectators made this a GREAT run and pushed me to go further. With more training and their help, I plan on running faster!!




Last updated: 2013-05-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:47:40 | 13.1 miles | 12m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 502/568
Overall: 8438/11056
Performance: Good
Course: Awesome! Started in Cincinnati, crossed over to Kentucky, back into Ohio, through downtown, up a wonderful/tough 3 mile hill. Mile 10, its all downhill to the finish!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4