Spokane Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Spokane, Washington
United States
BRRC
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 46s
Overall Rank = 126/452
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/29
Pre-race routine:

Morning coffee, some gatorade, power bars.
Event warmup:

Significant walking around as I was trying to get parked, get my number, run to my office to pick up my GPS.
Run
  • 1h 52m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out with what I thought was a decent pace of really close to 8 minutes per mile. Couldn't keep that up for the last half of the run. This was my first 1/2 marathon and I have decided that 1/2 marathons are great! They don't require tons of preparation and I'm not just dragging after completing the event.

The course itself was generally well marked and there was a decent support crowd that came out to support the event. Weather wasn't great before or after the race, but the rain stopped long enough for us to run the event.
What would you do differently?:

I wouldn't do much differently. I was happy with this event.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk back to the car, drive home, shower.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Battled a cold the last week, so only went running once last week. Considered not running the event due to my cold and the rainy day, but I was happy I completed the event. I'm not sure I would have done much better without a cold, so no excuses. As always, extra training could have improved the outcome.

Event comments:

I'd do this race again. Hard to pass up a good run in my hometown.




Last updated: 2006-10-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:52:46 | 13.1 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/29
Overall: 126/452
Performance: Average
Course: More hills than I would have thought, but a generally well marked course. Many mile markers were off by 1/4 mile.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4