Parks Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Rockville, Maryland
United States
Montgomert Country Road Runner Club
75F / 24C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 52s
Overall Rank = 658/1266
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 87/137
Pre-race routine:

Half an hour of stretching, half a cup of coffee, one piece of toast with almond butter.
Event warmup:

1 mile run, stretching, 1 gel with water
Run
  • 2h 03m 52s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 28s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

1. Take the humidity into account (never really looked at this in the weather forecasts).
2. Just wear a singlet instead of an undergarment
3. Take more advantage of the fast downhill start
4. Organize my HR monitor in advance to help monitor the pace more effectively
Post race
Warm down:

Just a little walking and some stretches; I should have done more but really felt too tired to move.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Losing track of my pace in the middle stages of the race

Event comments:

The course was a little more challenging than I expected but overall I was really pleased with this as my first ever half. I did much better than I thought I would ever do.




Last updated: 2006-09-24 12:00 AM
Running
02:03:52 | 13.1 miles | 09m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 87/137
Overall: 658/1266
Performance: Good
Forerunner was always going to have trouble with the heavily forested areas, but stupidly I didn't change it over from automatic to manual. So I only have reliable pace data for the first couple of miles. 8.53 and 8.57. Very pleased because I kept my HR right on the 4.0 line for most of the race. My halfway split was 58.25. I ran the last 1.1 miles in about 9 minutes, which I was very happy about given the uphill terrain.
Course: More rolling than I had expected. The "big" hill at mile 3.5 wasn't really much to write home about, but the rolling terrain was more wearing than I thought. The humidity was intense, and this made the track slippery in parts. The last two miles were a gradual uphill which wasn't steep, but it stopped a lot of people in their tracks and it was quite an effort.
Keeping cool Below average 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 Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3