Outback Steakhouse Distance Classic - RunHalf Marathon


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Jacksonville, Florida
United States
1st Place Sports
40F / 4C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 43m 38s
Overall Rank = 285/810
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 40/117
Pre-race routine:

The usual...caffeine, vitamins, energy stuff.
Event warmup:

WARMUP? Nope. It was freezing. I just walked around trying to find crowds I could hide from the wind in.
Run
  • 1h 43m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

I was freezing at the start, but warmed up during the race. I never took my long sleeve shirt off though. It was about this cold for the start of the trail half that I did four days prior, but I wound up taking off my shirt about 3 miles in. This one stayed cold.

I never really ran hard, just stayed comfortable, made sure my breathing stayed steady, three steps per inhale, three steps per exhale. I can stay in Zone 2 with that breathing scheme. If I go to two steps on either one or both, I know I'm running hard.

The race seemed to go by quickly, I talked to a few people along the way. It was a nice comfortable pace and I really enjoyed the race. The only thing that threw me was that I had gotten used to the timers at each mile marker, but there was no timer at mile 9, 11, or 12. So I wasn't sure how I was doing in the last parts of the race. But when I saw the timer at mile 10, I figured I could PR if I could just keep up the pace I was running. Didn't really run it for a PR, but figured it'd be nice to do so. Came around the last corner and saw the magic number! PR'ed by over 2 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing at all.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some water, got my finisher's mug and went back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

Fun, inexpensive, and organized. Definitely would do it again, but chances are next Thanksgiving I'll be somewhere other than Jacksonville.




Last updated: 2006-11-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:43:38 | 13.1 miles | 07m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/117
Overall: 285/810
Performance: Good
Course: Through the streets of Jacksonville. Nice shady residential areas and along the St. Johns River.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4