Eugene Half Marathon - Run


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Eugene, Oregon
United States
Eugene Marathon
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 21s
Overall Rank = 244/2560
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 13/108
Pre-race routine:

1/2 PB whole wheat bagel, banana, Gatorade and water
Event warmup:

body looseners, McGee run warm ups, jog around block of Mac Court
Run
  • 1h 41m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Was really surprised to get a new PR this year - didn't feel like I had it, esp. in the last 3 miles - not knowing the course added to the mental challenge and not knowing when to try and put the gas on for the final push.
took 3 gels evenly during course around each 3.5 miles
cadence avg around 176 - tad bit too low
Last year's 1/2 time (which was also a PR was 1:42;32) so 1:40 is within reach!
What would you do differently?:

get a preview of the entire run course, or at least the last few miles to know the twists and turns around the river, too fast on mile 9 which was :20 faster than average pace for race up to it - think this blew my pace in the final 3 miles.
Post race
Warm down:

lots of stretching, foam roller, massage!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Polar footpod not calibrated right - this made my pacing a total guess. Also think cadence was a tiny bit too low

Event comments:

Excellent venue - got to watch the 26.2 finisher sprint through the chute to make this home country Olympic Marathon team by 6 seconds! Truly inspiring end to the day - great event and will want to come back.
on 5/17 checked race results again and some had changed slightly - overall went from 240 of 2314 to 244 of 2560 (stayed at tope 10%), Masters went from 45 of 408 to 50 of 454 (still 11%), Males went from 171 of 876 to 175 of 922 (dropped from top 20% to 19%), and AG went from 13 of 106 to 13 of 108 (stayed at 12%)




Last updated: 2016-05-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:21 | 13.1 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/108
Overall: 244/2560
Performance: Good
avg HR for entire race -172 bpm splits from watch with HR: 1 -7:50 (123) 2 - 7:32 (161) 3 - 7:35 (173) 4 - 7:39 (174) 5 - 7:40 (174) 6 - 7 - 15:09 (175) 8 - 9 - 15:35 (176) 10 - 7:11 (176) 11 - 12 - 16:15 (174) 13.1 - 8:52 (177) Strava GPS splits: 1 - 7:41 2 - 7:32 3 - 7:32 4 - 7:35 5 - 7:39 6 - 7:29 7 - 7:31 8 - 7:40 9 - 7:54 10 - 7:41 11 - 7:49 12 - 7:47 13 - 7:57
Course: mostly flat but a gradual hill around mile 8 runs past finish line just before mile 9, makes the last 4 miles mentally tough finish line on Hayward Field!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5