Detroit Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m 53s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 71/418
Pre-race routine:

Powerbar and water
Event warmup:

Just jogging around to the porta-johns..
Run
  • 1h 57m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m  min/mile
Comments:

Very good run overall. Had stomach discomfort which took me out for a few minutes. Felt fine most of the way - felt strong.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe develop a different training plan. Need to cross train when I am sick or injured. VERY sore after the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walking and climbing those dang stairs up from Ford Field!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Had some stomach issues around mile 8 until mile 11.5... unfortunately. This slowed me down by 4 minutes for the stop (had to wait in line) and put a damper on my pace. Oh well :( Was running a solid 8:30 until this happened.

Event comments:

My only issue with the race was the post race food spread. We didn't have a lot of choices on what to eat and they gave us a banana and an orange in a bag. Some other family members ran the marathon and by the time they finished - around 4:30-5:30... the food was just about all gone. My poor mom running her first mary got jipped for post race nutrition.




Last updated: 2006-09-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:53 | 13.1 miles | 08m  min/mile
Age Group: 71/418
Overall: 418/
Performance: Good
Course: Downtown Detroit, Bridge to Canada, Windsor, Tunnel to USA, Downtown Detroit
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4