Shamrock Marathon and Half marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 22m 8s
Overall Rank = 63/4435
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 10/500
Pre-race routine:

Hydrate, Powerbar, Bathroom, Stretching
Event warmup:

1 mile warmup to the start. Lots of jumping around at the start to stay warm.
Run
  • 1h 22m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Headwind for the first 7 miles, neutral/crosswind for 2.5 miles, tailwind for the remainder. Ran consistently for the first 9 or so miles, and then picked it up (a lot) for the last 5k. Felt great all the way to the finish!!!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing worth listing. I was very happy with my performance.
Post race
Warm down:

6 minute run...legs were pretty torn up, and started to cramp on the cooldown run, so I cut it off and resorted to stretching and walking.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running conservative the first ten miles as to not burn out. I was trying to run consistently at 6:30 pace to practice for Boston. But I ran faster and shattered my previous 1/2 Marathon PR! So no complaints on ability to perform faster.

Event comments:

Thanks to the "Pit Crew"! It was great having people cheering at the finish. We all met for dinner on saturday night and then again for the breakfast buffet after I finished. It was a great weekend!!!




Last updated: 2006-10-15 12:00 AM
Running
01:22:08 | 13.1 miles | 06m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/500
Overall: 63/4435
Performance: Good
Splits: 6:05, 6:21, 6:21, 6:30, 6:30, 6:30, 6:19, 6:23, 6:16, 6:15, 6:05, 6:05, 6:25 (1.1 miles). No HR Data
Course: Fast and Flat. Half Out and Back, Half Loop course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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