Detroit Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 15m
Overall Rank = 1233/4440
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 154/353
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early and drank water. Ate a protein bar and a banana.
Event warmup:

Tried to stay warm and jogged around a bit. I felt great at the start of the race!
Run
  • 1h 57m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Energy started to fade at mile 8. Was running with the 3:40 marathon group for most of the race. Felt great up until then. I just ran out of energy. Was swinging my arms and trying to throw my legs forward to stretch out my stride... they just wouldn't work for me.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder. Skip the race if I am sick the week prior.
Post race
Warm down:

I collapsed. =) Laying on the astro-turf of Ford Field was awesome though. How often will others get to do that?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training, need to work on maintaining my energy level throughout the race.

Event comments:

The music at various stages of the race was very uplifting! The spectators were great and the weather wasn't as bad as it had been during the week prior. The wind sucked at certain stages, but it was bearable. I wish I was smaller and could have hidden behind a few folks to keep the chill off me.




Last updated: 2006-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:46 | 13.1 miles | 08m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 154/353
Overall: 1233/4440
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4